Madison Reporter

There were 12 Black students enrolled in Belleville School District during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that 911 students were enrolled in the Belleville School District during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Belleville School District roughly covers four schools within Dane County and has a main office in Belleville.

Among the four schools in Belleville School District, Belleville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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	911	12	1.3%
2021-22	928	10	1.1%
2020-21	932	8	0.9%
2019-20	915	7	0.8%
2018-19	887	8	0.9%
2017-18	907	7	0.8%
2016-17	913	6	0.7%
2015-16	966	9	0.9%
2014-15	972	10	1%
2013-14	955	8	0.8%
2012-13	917	10	1.1%
2011-12	961	13	1.4%
2010-11	953	14	1.5%
2009-10	956	20	2.1%
2008-09	953	19	2%
2007-08	934	14	1.5%
2006-07	930	13	1.4%