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Wisconsin's English Learner Population Grew 43% While Schools Shrank
More than half the students in Abbotsford are classified as English learners. In Arcadia, the figure is 44%. These are not urban school districts absorbing waves of international arrivals. They are sm...
One in Seven Wisconsin Students Is Now Hispanic
In 2006, roughly one in 15 Wisconsin public school students was Hispanic. By 2025, it was one in seven. That shift, from 58,939 students to 116,817, represents a 98.2% increase over 19 years, and it h...
150,000 Fewer White Students in 19 Years
Wisconsin lost 67,640 public school students between 2006 and 2025. White students alone lost 150,475.