Racine Sun

There were 4,132 Black students enrolled in Racine County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 10.6% 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, Black students comprised 16.6% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 13 districts in Racine County, Racine Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,042 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Racine 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
Burlington Area School District	1.4%	2,922
Dover #1 School District	2.3%	86
Racine Unified School District	25%	16,182
Raymond #14 School District	0.5%	428
Union Grove J1 School District	1.4%	902
Union Grove UHS School District	0.9%	1,045
Washington-Caldwell School District	1.6%	194
Waterford Graded J1 School District	0.8%	1,464
Waterford UHS School District	0.9%	954
Yorkville J2 School District	0.2%	460