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How many white students were enrolled in Richland County 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 1,290 white students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Richland County welcomed 1,506 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Richland County, Richland Center High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 481 students.

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.

Ethnicities in Richland County in 2022-23 School Year
White [85.7%]Hispanic [8.6%]Ethnicities <5% [5.7%]
Enrollment in Richland County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of white students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Ithaca Elementary School94.3%158
Ithaca High School89.4%132
Ithaca Middle School92.2%77
Richland Center High School85.4%563
Richland Center Intermediate School79.5%258
Richland Center Primary School84%288
Richland Online Academy80%30

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