SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT |
Indicator 10 |
Diversity of student populations vary greatly in school districts that serve Marathon County. This diversity poses unique opportunities and challenges for schools. As diversity increases, school districts need to respond with support services and culturally responsive practices. Historically, Marathon County school districts are below the state average for students with limited English proficiency and below the state average for economic disadvantage.
Twenty-three percent of Marathon County students are enrolled in the rural school districts (Abbotsford, Athens, Colby, Edgar, Marathon, Spencer, Stratford). The majority (77%) of Marathon County students are enrolled within the D.C. Everest, Mosinee, and Wausau School districts.
An Limited English Proficient (LEP) status students is any student whose first language, or whose parents' or guardians' first language, is not English and whose level of English proficiency requires specially designed instruction, either in English or in the first language or both, in order for the student to fully benefit from classroom instruction and to be successful in attaining the state's high academic standards expected of all students at their grade level.
| School District | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Athens School District | 479 |
| Spencer School District | 586 |
| Edgar School District | 598 |
| Stratford School District | 772 |
| Marathon School District | 776 |
| Abbotsford School District | 815 |
| Colby School District | 925 |
| Mosinee School District | 1,956 |
| D.C. Everest School District | 5,954 |
| Wausau School District | 7,783 |
An "economically disadvantaged" student is a student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of Federal Poverty Guidelines) under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). School districts are permitted to use their best local source of information about the economic status of individual students consistent with the DPI definition.