SW Wisconsin News

There were 39 Black students enrolled in Reedsburg School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 2,650 students were enrolled in the Reedsburg 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.

Reedsburg School District roughly covers 11 schools within Sauk County and has a main office in Reedsburg.

Among the 11 schools in Reedsburg School District, Reedsburg Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	2,650	39	1.5%
2021-22	2,683	49	1.8%
2020-21	2,675	50	1.9%
2019-20	2,872	55	1.9%
2018-19	2,862	47	1.6%
2017-18	2,806	38	1.4%
2016-17	2,754	36	1.3%
2015-16	2,685	24	0.9%
2014-15	2,681	24	0.9%
2013-14	2,679	22	0.8%
2012-13	2,641	27	1%
2011-12	2,635	25	1%
2010-11	2,554	23	0.9%
2009-10	2,542	26	1%
2008-09	2,559	20	0.8%
2007-08	2,567	19	0.7%