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Jackson County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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Black River Falls School District Superintendent Shelly Severson (2023) | Black River Falls School District

Black River Falls School District Superintendent Shelly Severson (2023) | Black River Falls School District

The majority of students in Jackson County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 2,916 students attending Jackson County district schools, 76.5% were white. American Indian students were the second largest ethnic group among Jackson County's districts, making up 11.2% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Jackson County districts, representing 75.7% of the student body.

Black River Falls School District had the most diverse student body in the county, which included American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 0.4% compared to the previous year.

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

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%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Jackson County Districts in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Alma Center School DistrictWhite81.1587
Black River Falls School DistrictWhite67.81,572
Melrose-Mindoro School DistrictWhite91757

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