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Kewaskum School District Education: 26 Black students were enrolled in schools 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 26 Black students enrolled in Kewaskum School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,789 students were enrolled in the Kewaskum School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Kewaskum School District roughly covers five schools within Washington County and has a main office in Kewaskum.

Among the five schools in Kewaskum School District, Kewaskum Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 14 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 Kewaskum School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [92.6%]Ethnicities <5% [7.4%]
Black Enrollment in Kewaskum School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-231,789261.5%
2021-221,788281.6%
2020-211,754241.4%
2019-201,827241.3%
2018-191,814301.7%
2017-181,825261.4%
2016-171,844211.1%
2015-161,847251.4%
2014-151,859301.6%
2013-141,856140.8%
2012-131,856120.7%
2011-121,931191%
2010-111,980211.1%
2009-102,008180.9%
2008-092,050190.9%
2007-081,985170.9%
2006-071,921170.9%

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