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In 2023-24 school year, white students had highest representation in Pierce County districts

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Plum City School District Superintendent Brian Nadeau (2023) | Plum City School District

Plum City School District Superintendent Brian Nadeau (2023) | Plum City School District

The majority of students in Pierce County districts were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 7,519 students attending Pierce County district schools, 89.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group among Pierce County's districts, making up 4.7% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Pierce County districts, representing 90.2% of the student body.

Ellsworth Community School District and 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 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped to 1.4% compared to the previous year.

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

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 Pierce County in 2023-24 School Year

White [89.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [10.4%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Pierce County Districts in 2023-24 School Year

DistrictMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Ellsworth Community School DistrictWhite89.81,620
Elmwood School DistrictWhite94.2325
Plum City School DistrictWhite85.2209
Prescott School DistrictWhite91.21,247
River Falls School DistrictWhite87.63,452
Spring Valley School DistrictWhite95.5666

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