Kenosha Reporter

There were 2,678 Black students enrolled in Kenosha County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Kenosha County welcomed 25,904 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 10.3% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 12 districts in Kenosha County, Kenosha School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,622 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kenosha 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
Bristol #1 School District	1%	782
Central/Westosha UHS School District	1.1%	1,219
Kenosha School District	13.8%	19,069
Paris J1 School District	0.4%	261
Randall J1 School District	0.3%	625
Salem School District	2%	1,000
Silver Lake J1 School District	0.9%	438
Twin Lakes #4 School District	0.4%	278
Wilmot UHS School District	0.7%	949