Milwaukee South News

There were 95 Black students enrolled in Whitnall School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 2,397 students were enrolled in the Whitnall School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Whitnall School District roughly covers five schools within Milwaukee County and has a main office in Greenfield.

Among the five schools in Whitnall School District, Whitnall High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 33 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	2,397	95	4%
2021-22	2,400	101	4.2%
2020-21	2,406	86	3.6%
2019-20	2,465	86	3.5%
2018-19	2,506	74	3%
2017-18	2,524	61	2.4%
2016-17	2,502	62	2.5%
2015-16	2,521	67	2.7%
2014-15	2,445	71	2.9%
2013-14	2,409	63	2.6%
2012-13	2,332	59	2.5%
2011-12	2,361	54	2.3%
2010-11	2,322	53	2.3%
2009-10	2,374	81	3.4%
2008-09	2,410	99	4.1%
2007-08	2,420	84	3.5%