Whitewater Times

There were 173 Black students enrolled in Jefferson County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 11,829 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.5% of the student body, making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the eight districts in Jefferson County, Watertown Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 73 students.

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

District	% of Black Students	Total Enrollment
Cambridge School District	0.4%	915
Fort Atkinson School District	1.9%	2,523
Jefferson School District	0.9%	1,731
Johnson Creek School District	1.2%	605
Lake Mills Area School District	0.3%	1,511
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	1.7%	574
Waterloo School District	1.6%	768
Watertown Unified School District	2.3%	3,202