D−
Milwaukee School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Milwaukee.
Students
65,550
Schools
154
Spent per student
$20,815
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$249.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Milwaukee School District
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Wisconsin districts
- Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 23 pts below the state
- Spends 26% more per student than the WI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020
- Debt of $249.5M, about $3,806 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Buchanan.
PK–1Dr H B Tanner ElementaryKaukauna Area School District
2–42 elementary schoolsKaukauna Area School District
5–8River View SchoolKaukauna Area School District
9–12Kaukauna HighKaukauna Area School District
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)67%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,815 per student · 26% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 51%Federal 31%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
70,630’20
66,554’21
66,949’22
66,579’23
65,550’24
Down 7.2% since 2020.
Students
Black 48%Hispanic 29%Asian 9%White 9%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
154 public schools.
Milwaukee Parkside School
C−859 students17:1
Longfellow Elementary
D773 students19:1
Fernwood Montessori
B731 students22:1
Vieau Elementary
D713 students16:1
Hayes Bilingual School
D670 students15:1
Gaenslen Elementary
D−641 students12:1
Morgandale Elementary
D−624 students19:1
Doerfler Elementary
D−609 students18:1
Congress Elementary
D−607 students16:1
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
C−605 students18:1
Humboldt Park Elementary
C604 students19:1
Fairview Elementary
C−603 students17:1
Mitchell Elementary
D−597 students14:1
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes
D593 students15:1
U S Grant School
D−585 students17:1
Bethune Academy
D−574 students18:1
Rogers Street Academy
D−570 students16:1
Forest Home Elementary
D−559 students11:1
La Causa Charter School
D558 students15:1
Greenfield Bilingual
D556 students16:1
Burbank Elementary
D−552 students17:1
Milwaukee German Immersion
B−549 students22:1
Garland Elementary
541 students18:1
Burdick Elementary
C−527 students21:1
Grantosa Drive Elementary
D−506 students18:1
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
D499 students16:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus
D496 students25:1
Academy of Accelerated Learning
D−493 students17:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street
D492 students26:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus
C−486 students27:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street
D474 students30:1
Maryland Montessori
A−470 students20:1
Manitoba Elementary
D−469 students17:1
Fratney Elementary
D459 students20:1
Allen-Field Elementary
D−451 students12:1
Bay View Montessori School
B449 students23:1
Cooper Elementary
C447 students18:1
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
D428 students21:1
Lincoln Avenue Elementary
D−427 students15:1
Milwaukee French Immersion
C−426 students20:1
Victory Elementary
D419 students17:1
River Trail School of Agricultural Science
D406 students19:1
Honey Creek Elementary
C+393 students20:1
Highland Community School
C387 students13:1
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary
D384 students16:1
Story Elementary
D−365 students16:1
Eighty-First Street Elementary
C−357 students18:1
Neeskara Elementary
D−356 students15:1
Thoreau Elementary
D−353 students15:1
Whitman Elementary
C−339 students16:1
Elm Creative Arts Elementary
D−335 students17:1
Parkview Elementary
D−335 students16:1
Carson Academy
D−326 students16:1
Carver Academy
D−324 students16:1
Stuart Elementary
D322 students17:1
Clemens Elementary
D−321 students14:1
Lancaster Elementary
D−316 students18:1
Cass Street Elementary
D−312 students18:1
Goodrich Elementary
D−312 students15:1
Franklin Elementary
D−311 students18:1
Fifty-Third Street Elementary
D−308 students16:1
Curtin Elementary
D301 students17:1
Kluge Elementary
D−301 students14:1
Hawley Environmental School
D−299 students16:1
Metcalfe Elementary
D−296 students16:1
Kagel Elementary
D−292 students16:1
Barbee Elementary
D−289 students17:1
Pratt Elementary
D288 students19:1
Engleburg Elementary
D286 students14:1
Barton Elementary
D283 students16:1
Browning Elementary
D−279 students16:1
King Jr Elementary
D−277 students15:1
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
D−274 students20:1
Bruce Elementary
D270 students18:1
Starms Discovery
D−268 students18:1
Alcott Elementary
D264 students15:1
Holmes Elementary
D−260 students14:1
Hawthorne Elementary
D−259 students16:1
Townsend Street Elementary
D−257 students16:1
Hartford Avenue Elementary
D−256 students16:1
Thurston Woods Elementary
D−256 students17:1
Zablocki Elementary
D250 students11:1
Brown Street Academy
D−245 students14:1
Riverwest Elementary
D−244 students16:1
Riley Dual Language Montessori School
D−239 students16:1
Clement Avenue Elementary
C−238 students13:1
Maple Tree Elementary
D−235 students18:1
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
D228 students14:1
Craig Montessori School
D−220 students17:1
Kilbourn Elementary
D−218 students17:1
LaFollette Elementary
D−216 students20:1
Bryant Elementary
D−212 students12:1
Ideal
C−210 students17:1
Lowell International Elementary
D209 students14:1
Jackson Elementary
D−206 students11:1
Starms Early Childhood
205 students18:1
Hampton Elementary
D−194 students21:1
Emerson Elementary
D−187 students13:1
Siefert Elementary
D−174 students15:1
Clarke Street Elementary
D−167 students11:1
Hi-Mount Elementary
D−166 students27:1
Westside Academy
D−159 students15:1
Auer Avenue Elementary
D−151 students18:1
Sherman Elementary
D−147 students9:1
Whittier Elementary
C146 students17:1
Hopkins Lloyd Community School
D143 students16:1
Keefe Avenue Elementary
D125 students15:1
Wedgewood Park School
D541 students15:1
Morse Mid
D383 students21:1
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle
D−345 students14:1
Lincoln Middle
D−309 students16:1
Roosevelt Middle
D−270 students17:1
King International Baccalaureate Middle
D−159 students10:1
Andrew S Douglas Middle
D−106 students13:1
Hamilton High
D−1,472 students15:1
Reagan College Preparatory High
A1,372 students21:1
King International
B−1,308 students18:1
Riverside High
D1,240 students18:1
Bradley Technology High
D−1,048 students16:1
Pulaski High
D−1,041 students18:1
Bay View High
D−1,021 students17:1
Milwaukee School of Languages
D964 students16:1
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
D959 students15:1
South Division High
D923 students14:1
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
D−679 students49:1
Marshall High
D−639 students14:1
Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science
D611 students15:1
Green Tree Preparatory Academy
D−535 students22:1
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
D−526 students35:1
James Madison Academic Campus
D−468 students15:1
Audubon Technology and Communication High
D436 students16:1
WHS Information Technology
D−402 students16:1
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus
D382 students19:1
North Division High
D346 students12:1
Grandview High
D219 students31:1
Alliance School of Milwaukee
D−141 students13:1
Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth
D−114 students12:1
Groppi High
D−105 students12:1
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy
D−104 students17:1
Shalom High
D−101 students17:1
Transition High
D−90 students10:1
ASSATA High
C−78 students28:1
South Accelerated Academy
57 students14:1
Vincent Accelerated Academy
53 students20:1
Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee
C−49 students16:1
Lad Lake Synergy School
22 students4:1
Milwaukee County Youth Education Center
0 students
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
C−1,974 students26:1
Obama School of Career and Technical Education
D−1,294 students30:1
Golda Meir School
B−1,192 students19:1
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
D823 students16:1
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
D−286 students13:1
Next Door Charter
120 students13:1
Grant Gordon Learning Center
1 students0:1
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.