River Valley School District Superintendent Philip Martell (2023) | River Valley School District
River Valley School District Superintendent Philip Martell (2023) | River Valley School District
Of the 11,247 students attending Sauk County district schools, 81.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Sauk County's districts, making up 11.4% of the student body.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sauk County districts, representing 81.7% of the student body.
Sauk Prairie School District and Wisconsin Dells School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.6% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Sauk County.
According to the Nation's Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.
Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.
| District | Most Prevalent | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo School District | White | 78.4 | 2,701 |
| Reedsburg School District | White | 81.9 | 2,650 |
| River Valley School District | White | 92.4 | 1,109 |
| Sauk Prairie School District | White | 86.4 | 2,720 |
| Weston School District | White | 95.6 | 252 |
| Wisconsin Dells School District | White | 68.2 | 1,815 |
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