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There were 3 Black students enrolled in Rio Community School District 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 three Black students enrolled in Rio Community School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 360 students were enrolled in the Rio Community School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Rio Community School District roughly covers two schools within Columbia County and has a main office in Rio.

Among the two schools in Rio Community School District, Rio Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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.

Ethnicities in Rio Community School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [93.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.1%]
Black Enrollment in Rio Community School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2336030.8%
2021-2236720.5%
2020-2138210.3%
2019-2038741%
2018-1940730.7%
2017-1840961.5%
2016-1744061.4%
2015-1643761.4%
2014-1544930.7%
2013-1448030.6%
2012-1349451%
2011-1249840.8%
2010-1149710.2%
2009-1048140.8%
2008-0950940.8%
2007-0849040.8%

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