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Racine County Education: 12,885 white students were enrolled in 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 12,885 white students enrolled in Racine County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Racine County welcomed 24,918 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.7% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 13 districts in Racine County, Racine Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 5,494 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Racine 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 Racine County in 2022-23 School Year
White [51.7%]Hispanic [24.1%]Black [16.6%]Multiracial [6.4%]Ethnicities <5% [1.2%]
Enrollment in Racine County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white StudentsTotal Enrollment
Burlington Area School District80.1%2,922
Dover #1 School District77.9%86
North Cape School District95.5%201
Norway J7 School District80%80
Racine Unified School District34%16,182
Raymond #14 School District86%428
Union Grove J1 School District83.3%902
Union Grove UHS School District88.3%1,045
Washington-Caldwell School District90.7%194
Waterford Graded J1 School District88.9%1,464
Waterford UHS School District86.9%954
Yorkville J2 School District82.2%460

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