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There were 40 Black students enrolled in Menomonie Area School District 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 40 Black students enrolled in Menomonie Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 3,290 students were enrolled in the Menomonie Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Menomonie Area School District roughly covers nine schools within Dunn County and has a main office in Menomonie.

Among the nine schools in Menomonie Area School District, Menomonie Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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 Menomonie Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [79.2%]Asian [9.6%]Ethnicities <5% [5.8%]Multiracial [5.4%]
Black Enrollment in Menomonie Area School District During Last 17 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-233,290401.2%
2021-223,308541.6%
2020-213,209501.6%
2019-203,406461.4%
2018-193,426601.8%
2017-183,372551.6%
2016-173,314300.9%
2015-163,313250.8%
2014-153,365351%
2013-143,312411.2%
2012-133,330501.5%
2011-123,322260.8%
2010-113,324351.1%
2009-103,322692.1%
2008-093,257591.8%
2007-083,054602%
2006-073,140581.9%

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