Green Bay Reporter

There were nine Black students enrolled in Oconto County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 50% more than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Oconto County welcomed 3,920 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.2% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Oconto County, Oconto Unified School District recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Oconto 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
Gillett School District	0.4%	517
Oconto Falls Public School District	0.1%	1,695
Oconto Unified School District	0.3%	959
Suring Public School District	0.6%	326