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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 0.7% of Waushara County's student body in 2022-23 school year

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WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 17 Black students enrolled in Waushara County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Waushara County welcomed 2,560 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Waushara County, Redgranite Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine students.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Waushara County in 2022-23 School Year
White [77.1%]Hispanic [19%]Ethnicities <5% [3.9%]
Enrollment in Waushara County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Redgranite Elementary School7.6%119
Tri-County Elementary School0.4%265
Tri-County High School0.6%177
Tri-County Middle School0.8%133
Wautoma High School0.3%375
Wild Rose Elementary School0.4%283
Wild Rose High School1.1%273

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