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There were 47 Black students enrolled in Onalaska School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 3,007 students were enrolled in the Onalaska School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Onalaska School District roughly covers seven schools within La Crosse County and has a main office in Onalaska.

Among the seven schools in Onalaska School District, Onalaska High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	3,007	47	1.6%
2021-22	3,046	69	2.3%
2020-21	3,056	52	1.7%
2019-20	3,171	48	1.5%
2018-19	3,133	50	1.6%
2017-18	3,178	50	1.6%
2016-17	3,167	59	1.9%
2015-16	3,155	56	1.8%
2014-15	3,088	57	1.9%
2013-14	3,046	54	1.8%
2012-13	3,024	67	2.2%
2011-12	2,996	69	2.3%
2010-11	2,986	89	3%
2009-10	2,960	98	3.3%
2008-09	2,947	90	3.1%
2007-08	2,978	87	2.9%