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Northwood School District Education: 1 Black student was enrolled in schools 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 was one Black student enrolled in Northwood School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 313 students were enrolled in the Northwood School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Northwood School District roughly covers five schools within Washburn County and has a main office in Minong.

Among the five schools in Northwood School District, Northwood High/Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one students.

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 Northwood School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [86.3%]Multiracial [7%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [1.3%]
Black Enrollment in Northwood School District During Last 16 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2022-2331310.3%
2021-2232110.3%
2020-2131410.3%
2019-2031920.6%
2018-1932530.9%
2017-1834130.9%
2016-1731320.6%
2015-1634830.9%
2014-1535730.8%
2013-1437541.1%
2012-1336241.1%
2011-1236441.1%
2010-1137441.1%
2009-1039251.3%
2008-09423102.4%
2007-08435102.3%

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