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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 1.5% of River Falls 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 53 Black students enrolled in River Falls School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 3,488 students were enrolled in the River Falls School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

River Falls School District roughly covers 10 schools within Pierce County and has a main office in River Falls.

Among the 10 schools in River Falls School District, River Falls High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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 River Falls School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [87.6%]Ethnicities <5% [7.2%]Hispanic [5.2%]
Black Enrollment in River Falls School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-233,488531.5%
2021-223,479531.5%
2020-213,427501.5%
2019-203,517671.9%
2018-193,455621.8%
2017-183,397722.1%
2016-173,307712.2%
2015-163,306802.4%
2014-153,220812.5%
2013-143,222752.3%
2012-133,109622%
2011-123,024622.1%
2010-113,023602%
2009-102,993712.4%
2008-093,018832.8%
2007-083,047752.5%

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