Chippewa Valley Times

There were 13 Black students enrolled in Somerset School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 1,463 students were enrolled in the Somerset School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Somerset School District roughly covers three schools within St. Croix County and has a main office in Somerset.

Among the three schools in Somerset School District, Somerset Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	1,463	13	0.9%
2021-22	1,455	9	0.6%
2020-21	1,466	10	0.7%
2019-20	1,509	8	0.5%
2018-19	1,499	15	1%
2017-18	1,537	17	1.1%
2016-17	1,574	22	1.4%
2015-16	1,579	24	1.5%
2014-15	1,585	26	1.6%
2013-14	1,590	31	2%
2012-13	1,584	29	1.8%
2011-12	1,618	34	2.1%
2010-11	1,653	29	1.8%
2009-10	1,596	29	1.8%
2008-09	1,602	27	1.7%
2007-08	1,591	27	1.7%