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There were 21 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the third 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 Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 multiracial Students	multiracial %
2022-23	1,001	21	2.1%
2021-22	1,024	18	1.8%
2020-21	1,043	15	1.4%
2019-20	1,072	13	1.2%
2018-19	1,075	19	1.8%
2017-18	1,084	19	1.8%
2016-17	1,126	18	1.6%
2015-16	1,143	19	1.7%
2014-15	1,158	16	1.4%
2013-14	1,142	7	0.6%
2012-13	1,147	5	0.4%
2011-12	1,151	13	1.1%
2010-11	1,143	3	0.3%