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How many Black students were enrolled in Ozaukee County districts 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 403 Black students enrolled in Ozaukee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Ozaukee County welcomed 12,405 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.2% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the five districts in Ozaukee County, Mequon-Thiensville School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 205 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County in 2022-23 School Year
White [82.4%]Ethnicities <5% [11.7%]Hispanic [5.9%]
Enrollment in Ozaukee County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Black StudentsTotal Enrollment
Cedarburg School District1.2%3,091
Grafton School District2.6%2,116
Mequon-Thiensville School District5.8%3,562
Northern Ozaukee School District2.9%1,117
Port Washington-Saukville School District2.9%2,519

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