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Colby School District Education: 5 Black students were enrolled in 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 five Black students enrolled in Colby School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 936 students were enrolled in the Colby School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Colby School District roughly covers six schools within Clark County and has a main office in Colby.

Among the six schools in Colby School District, Colby High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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.

Ethnicities in Colby School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [63.9%]Hispanic [33.1%]Ethnicities <5% [3%]
Black Enrollment in Colby School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2393650.5%
2021-2296450.5%
2020-2194640.4%
2019-2095860.6%
2018-1991240.4%
2017-1892820.2%
2016-1794820.2%
2015-1694330.3%
2014-1594450.5%
2013-1493960.6%
2012-13952101.1%
2011-1293840.4%
2010-1196250.5%
2009-1097060.6%
2008-0998730.3%
2007-0897330.3%
2006-071,02650.5%

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