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There were 11 Black students enrolled in Riverdale School District 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 11 Black students enrolled in Riverdale School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 653 students were enrolled in the Riverdale School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Riverdale School District roughly covers four schools within Grant County and has a main office in Muscoda.

Among the four schools in Riverdale School District, Riverdale Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 Riverdale School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.7%]Ethnicities <5% [9.3%]
Black Enrollment in Riverdale School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-23653111.7%
2021-2266881.2%
2020-2166971.1%
2019-2073291.2%
2018-1969560.9%
2017-1866081.2%
2016-1765171.1%
2015-1663450.8%
2014-1568050.7%
2013-1467171%
2012-1366660.9%
2011-1266671.1%
2010-1170371%
2009-1070860.9%
2008-0970871%
2007-0870740.6%

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