Madison Reporter

There were 1,016 Black students enrolled in Sun Prairie Area School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 8,350 students were enrolled in the Sun Prairie Area School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sun Prairie Area School District roughly covers 19 schools within Dane County and has a main office in Sun Prairie.

Among the 19 schools in Sun Prairie Area School District, Sun Prairie West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 192 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	8,350	1,016	12.2%
2021-22	8,381	972	11.6%
2020-21	8,366	946	11.3%
2019-20	8,475	902	10.6%
2018-19	8,521	863	10.1%
2017-18	8,428	832	9.9%
2016-17	8,234	792	9.6%
2015-16	8,107	810	1~0%
2014-15	7,837	771	9.8%
2013-14	7,598	770	10.1%
2012-13	7,373	738	1~0%
2011-12	7,095	727	10.3%
2010-11	6,975	718	10.3%
2009-10	6,633	881	13.3%
2008-09	6,172	780	12.6%
2007-08	6,008	703	11.7%