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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 1% of Spencer School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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Spencer School District Superintendent Terry Hemann (2023) | Spencer School District

Spencer School District Superintendent Terry Hemann (2023) | Spencer School District

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

Data showed that 611 students were enrolled in the Spencer School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Spencer School District roughly covers three schools within Marathon County and has a main office in Spencer.

Among the three schools in Spencer School District, Spencer Junior High/High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Spencer School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.2%]Hispanic [5.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.6%]
Black Enrollment in Spencer School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2361161%
2021-2265050.8%
2020-2161750.8%
2019-2068481.2%
2018-1968660.9%
2017-1872350.7%
2016-1771850.7%
2015-1675140.5%
2014-1577150.7%
2013-1476950.7%
2012-1377640.5%
2011-1277720.3%
2010-1179420.3%
2009-1076570.9%
2008-0974760.8%
2007-0878220.3%

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