Quantcast

Central Wisconsin News

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Edgar School District Education: 3 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Webp wisconsin department of public instruction jill underly 2023

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 Edgar 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 Edgar School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Edgar School District roughly covers four schools within Marathon County and has a main office in Edgar.

Among the four schools in Edgar School District, Edgar 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 Edgar School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [93.1%]Ethnicities <5% [6.9%]
Black Enrollment in Edgar School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2361130.5%
2021-2260010.2%
2020-2157110.2%
2019-2060150.8%
2018-1959740.7%
2017-1859961%
2016-1761730.5%
2015-1662640.6%
2014-1565450.8%
2013-1463640.6%
2012-1364860.9%
2011-1266471.1%
2010-11678101.5%
2009-1066181.2%
2008-0966791.4%
2007-0866691.4%
2006-0765481.2%

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS