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There were 72 Black students enrolled in Pierce County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Pierce County welcomed 7,624 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Pierce County, River Falls School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 53 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pierce County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. 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.

District	% of Black Students	Total Enrollment
Ellsworth Community School District	0.4%	1,624
Elmwood School District	0.9%	321
Prescott School District	0.7%	1,243
River Falls School District	1.5%	3,488
Spring Valley School District	0.1%	708