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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 1.6% of Port Edwards School District'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 seven Black students enrolled in Port Edwards School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 447 students were enrolled in the Port Edwards School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Port Edwards School District roughly covers four schools within Wood County and has a main office in Port Edwards.

Among the four schools in Port Edwards School District, John Edwards High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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 Port Edwards School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [85%]Ethnicities <5% [9.9%]Multiracial [5.1%]
Black Enrollment in Port Edwards School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2344771.6%
2021-2243881.8%
2020-21435112.5%
2019-20466102.2%
2018-1944892%
2017-18407102.5%
2016-1737661.6%
2015-1636061.7%
2014-1537851.3%
2013-1439941%
2012-1342461.4%
2011-12417112.6%
2010-11452102.2%
2009-10451132.9%
2008-09464132.8%
2007-08474122.5%

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