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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 0.3% of Peshtigo 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 three Black students enrolled in Peshtigo School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,079 students were enrolled in the Peshtigo School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Peshtigo School District roughly covers three schools within Marinette County and has a main office in Peshtigo.

Among the three schools in Peshtigo School District, Peshtigo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Peshtigo School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [92.3%]Ethnicities <5% [7.7%]
Black Enrollment in Peshtigo School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-231,07930.3%
2021-221,08840.4%
2020-211,11440.4%
2019-201,13250.4%
2018-191,18850.4%
2017-181,23240.3%
2016-171,23590.7%
2015-161,243121%
2014-151,25480.6%
2013-141,30960.5%
2012-131,28740.3%
2011-121,21480.7%
2010-111,21560.5%
2009-101,212121%
2008-091,219110.9%
2007-081,162100.9%

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