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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 5.1% of Jackson County'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 148 multiracial students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.6% 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, multiracial students comprised 5.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Jackson County, Red Creek Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 34 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 multiracial students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
Black River Falls High School6.3%479
Black River Falls Middle School4.6%348
Forrest Street Early Learning Center9.9%284
Lincoln Elementary School5.5%330
Lincoln Junior-Senior High School2.7%257
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary School2.8%427
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High School0.9%330
Red Creek Elementary School7.4%461

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