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 2,907 students were enrolled in the Merrill Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.
Merrill Area School District roughly covers 14 schools within Lincoln County and has a main office in Merrill.
Among the 14 schools in Merrill Area School District, Bridges Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 14 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 | 2,907 | 30 | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 3,056 | 40 | 1.3% |
| 2020-21 | 3,318 | 59 | 1.8% |
| 2019-20 | 3,233 | 41 | 1.3% |
| 2018-19 | 3,291 | 47 | 1.4% |
| 2017-18 | 3,296 | 49 | 1.5% |
| 2016-17 | 3,314 | 48 | 1.5% |
| 2015-16 | 3,321 | 62 | 1.9% |
| 2014-15 | 3,431 | 70 | 2% |
| 2013-14 | 3,515 | 56 | 1.6% |
| 2012-13 | 3,330 | 44 | 1.3% |
| 2011-12 | 2,971 | 36 | 1.2% |
| 2010-11 | 3,070 | 35 | 1.1% |
| 2009-10 | 2,978 | 32 | 1.1% |
| 2008-09 | 3,084 | 30 | 1% |
| 2007-08 | 3,110 | 28 | 0.9% |
| 2006-07 | 3,110 | 25 | 0.8% |
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