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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 1.4% of Richland County'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 21 Black students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16% 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, Black students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Richland County, Richland Center High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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 Black students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Ithaca High School1.5%132
Richland Center High School1.8%563
Richland Center Intermediate School1.6%258
Richland Center Primary School1%288
Richland Online Academy6.7%30

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