Northwoods Reporter

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

Data showed that 286 students were enrolled in the Clayton School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Clayton School District roughly covers four schools within Polk County and has a main office in Clayton.

Among the four schools in Clayton School District, Clayton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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	286	2	0.7%
2021-22	295	2	0.7%
2020-21	309	2	0.7%
2019-20	327	2	0.6%
2018-19	344	2	0.6%
2015-16	404	4	1%
2014-15	415	4	1%
2013-14	421	7	1.7%
2012-13	411	10	2.4%
2011-12	405	13	3.2%
2010-11	419	12	2.9%
2009-10	415	6	1.5%
2008-09	421	7	1.7%
2007-08	423	5	1.2%
2006-07	431	5	1.2%