Race - Black or African American Students, WI DPI

Created By:

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Description:

This dataset contains certified enrollment for all public school districts in Wisconsin for the 2020-2021 school year. This data is also available in the WISEdash Public Portal. This dataset is derived from publicly available files on the WISEdash Download Page. Enrollment Count is the number of students enrolled on specific dates as determined by school enrollment/exit dates that cover those dates. Percent Enrollment by Student Group is a percent of the enrollment count for all student groups combined.A person's race or ethnicity is the racial and/or ethnic group to which the person belongs or with which he or she most identifies. Ethnicity is self-reported as either Hispanic/Not Hispanic. Race is self-reported as any of the following 5 categories: Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or White. The data displayed reflects the race/ethnicity that is reported by school districts to DPI.An economically disadvantaged student is one who is identified by Direct Certification (only if participating in the National School Lunch Program) OR a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185 percent of Federal Poverty Guidelines) under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) OR identified by an alternate mechanism, such as the alternate household income form.English Learner status is any student whose first language, or whose parents' or guardians' first language, is not English and whose level of English proficiency requires specially designed instruction, either in English or in the first language or both, in order for the student to fully benefit from classroom instruction and to be successful in attaining the state's high academic standards expected of all students at their grade level.

Collection:

Wisconsin Open Data Sites and Wisconsin State Agencies

Year(s):

2020

Held By:

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

More details at:

https://data-wi-dpi.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/WI-DPI::race-black-or-african-american-students