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How many white students were enrolled in Jackson County schools 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 2,231 white students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 2,916 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Jackson County, Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 385 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 Jackson County in 2022-23 School Year
White [76.5%]American Indian [11.2%]Hispanic [5.5%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [1.7%]
Enrollment in Jackson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of white students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Black River Falls High School66%479
Black River Falls Middle School70.1%348
Forrest Street Early Learning Center68.7%284
Lincoln Elementary School81.8%330
Lincoln Junior-Senior High School80.2%257
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School90.2%427
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High School92.1%330
Red Creek Elementary School67.5%461

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