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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 5.2% of Platteville School District'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 82 Black students enrolled in Platteville School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,576 students were enrolled in the Platteville School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Platteville School District roughly covers five schools within Grant County and has a main office in Platteville.

Among the five schools in Platteville School District, Platteville Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 Platteville School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [81%]Hispanic [5.9%]Black [5.2%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
Black Enrollment in Platteville School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-231,576825.2%
2021-221,524744.9%
2020-211,552674.3%
2019-201,551694.5%
2018-191,519654.3%
2017-181,526614%
2016-171,514644.2%
2015-161,556684.4%
2014-151,521603.9%
2013-141,523503.3%
2012-131,520463%
2011-121,462432.9%
2010-111,466412.8%
2009-101,454614.2%
2008-091,418564%
2007-081,421533.7%

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