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There were 33 Hispanic students enrolled in Poynette School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,001 students were enrolled in the Poynette School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Poynette School District roughly covers six schools within Columbia County and has a main office in Poynette.

Among the six schools in Poynette School District, Poynette Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 14 students.

In Wisconsin, white students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnicity. According to recent US Census data, nearly 95% of white students in the state successfully graduated in 2021.

Graduation rates for Black and multiracial students lagged behind white students by 10%.

Even further behind, only 71.6% of Hispanic students completed their high school education during the same period, one of the lowest graduation rates in the state.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	1,001	33	3.3%
2021-22	1,024	34	3.3%
2020-21	1,043	32	3.1%
2019-20	1,072	29	2.7%
2018-19	1,075	33	3.1%
2017-18	1,084	29	2.7%
2016-17	1,126	27	2.4%
2015-16	1,143	31	2.7%
2014-15	1,158	35	3%
2013-14	1,142	30	2.6%
2012-13	1,147	33	2.9%
2011-12	1,151	23	2%
2010-11	1,143	22	1.9%
2009-10	1,122	15	1.3%
2008-09	1,090	14	1.3%
2007-08	1,086	19	1.8%