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
Data showed that 6,935 students were enrolled in the Wauwatosa School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 18.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Wauwatosa School District roughly covers 19 schools within Milwaukee County and has a main office in Wauwatosa.
Among the 19 schools in Wauwatosa School District, West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 246 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 | 6,935 | 1,309 | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 6,968 | 1,269 | 18.2% |
| 2020-21 | 6,917 | 1,225 | 17.7% |
| 2019-20 | 7,231 | 1,267 | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 7,219 | 1,234 | 17.1% |
| 2017-18 | 7,135 | 1,191 | 16.7% |
| 2016-17 | 7,081 | 1,181 | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 7,271 | 1,306 | 18% |
| 2014-15 | 7,227 | 1,284 | 17.8% |
| 2013-14 | 7,204 | 1,194 | 16.6% |
| 2012-13 | 7,204 | 1,205 | 16.7% |
| 2011-12 | 7,275 | 1,224 | 16.8% |
| 2010-11 | 7,208 | 1,151 | 16% |
| 2009-10 | 7,133 | 1,277 | 17.9% |
| 2008-09 | 6,811 | 1,107 | 16.3% |
| 2007-08 | 6,780 | 1,063 | 15.7% |
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