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Milwaukee School District

Milwaukee School District in Wisconsin: 154 public schools with 65,550 students and 16.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,984 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 154; 18 charter
Students: 65,550
Students per teacher: 16.4; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,984; WI $16.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,986
Counselors (FTE): 105
Students per counselor: 626; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 154; Librarians (FTE): 29.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

24%proficient

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

25,114 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

20%proficient

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

25,244 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.4K15

$12.7K16

$14.1K17

$14.2K18

$14.2K19

$14.5K20

$15.8K21

$18.0K22

$18.9K23

$21.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 31% · $537.5M
State: 51% · $882.5M
Local: 18% · $309.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,268
Support services: $9,239
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $182.5M
Long-term debt: $269.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 107Middle schools: 7High schools: 33Other schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Grant Gordon Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	1	0.2	—	—	Milwaukee
Next Door CharterCharter	Pre-K	120	13.3	—	—	Milwaukee
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas ArtesCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	593	15.4	30%	21%	Milwaukee
Academy of Accelerated LearningFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	493	17.2	47%	40%	Milwaukee
Alcott ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	264	15.0	30%	14%	Milwaukee
Allen-Field ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	451	11.7	10%	14%	Milwaukee
Auer Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	151	18.0	7.7%	3.9%	Milwaukee
Barbee ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	289	16.5	24%	9.5%	Milwaukee
Barton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	283	16.4	14%	10%	Milwaukee
Bay View Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	449	23.2	65%	44%	Milwaukee
Bethune AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	574	18.2	19%	12%	Milwaukee
Brown Street AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	245	13.8	5.4%	5.4%	Milwaukee
Browning ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	279	15.7	12%	4.5%	Milwaukee
Bruce ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	270	18.2	20%	18%	Milwaukee
Bryant ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	212	11.5	15%	25%	Milwaukee
Burbank ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	552	16.7	14%	8.8%	Milwaukee
Burdick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	527	21.3	45%	31%	Milwaukee
Carson AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	326	16.0	10%	6.3%	Milwaukee
Carver AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	324	15.8	13%	6.4%	Milwaukee
Cass Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	312	18.5	9.5%	7.1%	Milwaukee
Clarke Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	167	11.1	4.9%	1.2%	Milwaukee
Clemens ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	321	14.0	7.9%	6.5%	Milwaukee
Clement Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	238	13.1	26%	35%	Milwaukee
Congress ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	607	16.0	13%	5.7%	Milwaukee
Cooper ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	447	18.2	56%	52%	Milwaukee
Craig Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	220	17.1	19%	19%	Milwaukee
Curtin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	301	17.1	24%	18%	Milwaukee
Doerfler ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	609	18.1	14%	11%	Milwaukee
Eighty-First Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	357	18.4	4.8%	5.6%	Milwaukee
Elm Creative Arts ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	17.2	8.0%	6.4%	Milwaukee
Emerson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	187	13.0	7.5%	10%	Milwaukee
Engleburg ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	286	14.2	15%	15%	Milwaukee
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	603	17.3	47%	38%	Milwaukee
Fernwood MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	731	21.6	72%	49%	Milwaukee
Fifty-Third Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	308	16.2	8.0%	3.5%	Milwaukee
Forest Home ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	559	11.2	16%	22%	Milwaukee
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	311	17.9	8.0%	2.7%	Milwaukee
Fratney ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	459	19.8	21%	15%	Milwaukee
Gaenslen ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	641	11.7	6.3%	4.0%	Milwaukee
Garland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	541	17.8	24%	21%	Milwaukee
Goodrich ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	312	15.1	19%	15%	Milwaukee
Grantosa Drive ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	506	17.9	14%	8.9%	Milwaukee
Greenfield BilingualFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	556	15.8	25%	15%	Milwaukee
Hampton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	194	20.6	22%	22%	Milwaukee
Hartford Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	256	15.6	8.4%	6.1%	Milwaukee
Hawley Environmental SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	299	16.3	13%	7.8%	Milwaukee
Hawthorne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	259	16.1	9.4%	9.4%	Milwaukee
Hayes Bilingual SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	670	15.3	16%	15%	Milwaukee
Hi-Mount ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	166	26.8	3.5%	2.3%	Milwaukee
Highland Community SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	387	13.3	64%	46%	Milwaukee
Holmes ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	260	13.5	12%	12%	Milwaukee
Honey Creek ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	393	19.7	39%	42%	Milwaukee
Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	143	16.0	3.8%	0.0%	Milwaukee
Humboldt Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	604	19.5	34%	29%	Milwaukee
IdealCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	210	16.8	39%	33%	Milwaukee
Jackson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	206	11.5	8.3%	2.8%	Milwaukee
Kagel ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	292	16.5	7.0%	8.3%	Milwaukee
Keefe Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	125	15.2	2.3%	2.3%	Milwaukee
Kilbourn ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	218	16.9	19%	19%	Milwaukee
King Jr ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	277	15.0	11%	2.4%	Milwaukee
Kluge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	301	14.4	14%	8.7%	Milwaukee
La Causa Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	558	15.1	21%	13%	Milwaukee
LaFollette ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	216	20.1	2.9%	1.0%	Milwaukee
Lancaster ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	316	18.5	7.3%	5.1%	Milwaukee
Lincoln Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	427	15.1	14%	19%	Milwaukee
Longfellow ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	773	19.1	18%	9.6%	Milwaukee
Lowell International ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	209	13.8	42%	51%	Milwaukee
Manitoba ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	469	17.1	13%	9.7%	Milwaukee
Maple Tree ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	235	17.9	13%	7.9%	Milwaukee
Maryland MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	470	20.3	71%	50%	Milwaukee
Metcalfe ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	296	15.8	3.7%	0.8%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese LanguageFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	499	15.7	13%	10%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street CampusCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	486	27.0	41%	44%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th StreetCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	474	29.6	30%	27%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd StreetCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	492	25.9	28%	31%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North CampusCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	496	24.8	34%	40%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	274	19.6	4.5%	3.2%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee French ImmersionFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	426	20.0	42%	34%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee German ImmersionFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	549	22.3	69%	71%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee Parkside SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	859	16.8	41%	31%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sign Language ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	384	16.0	8.7%	8.7%	Milwaukee
Milwaukee Spanish ImmersionFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	605	17.8	27%	27%	Milwaukee
Mitchell ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	597	14.4	6.9%	7.9%	Milwaukee
Morgandale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	624	19.3	20%	18%	Milwaukee
Neeskara ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	356	15.1	11%	7.2%	Milwaukee
Ninety-Fifth Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	428	20.6	21%	21%	Milwaukee
Parkview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	16.3	22%	32%	Milwaukee
Pratt ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	288	18.6	13%	5.0%	Milwaukee
Riley Dual Language Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	239	16.4	20%	12%	Milwaukee
River Trail School of Agricultural ScienceFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	406	19.4	8.5%	4.1%	Milwaukee
Riverwest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	244	16.2	14%	6.7%	Milwaukee
Rogers Street AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	570	15.8	20%	19%	Milwaukee
Sherman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	147	8.7	7.1%	1.2%	Milwaukee
Siefert ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	174	14.7	9.8%	6.6%	Milwaukee
Starms DiscoveryFree meals for all	1–8	268	17.8	6.4%	3.9%	Milwaukee
Starms Early ChildhoodFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	205	17.7	—	—	Milwaukee
Story ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	365	16.4	12%	5.8%	Milwaukee
Stuart ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	322	16.9	26%	22%	Milwaukee
Thoreau ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	353	15.3	13%	8.1%	Milwaukee
Thurston Woods ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	256	17.1	5.2%	0.0%	Milwaukee
Townsend Street ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	257	16.1	3.8%	0.8%	Milwaukee
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes StudiesFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	228	13.9	29%	32%	Milwaukee
U S Grant SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	585	17.3	21%	17%	Milwaukee
Victory ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	419	16.9	24%	18%	Milwaukee
Vieau ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	713	16.2	16%	18%	Milwaukee
Westside AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	159	15.1	21%	13%	Milwaukee
Whitman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	339	15.8	32%	34%	Milwaukee
Whittier ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	146	17.4	63%	59%	Milwaukee
Zablocki ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	250	11.1	28%	22%	Milwaukee
Andrew S Douglas MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	106	13.3	6.0%	1.2%	Milwaukee
Audubon Technology and Communication MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	345	14.2	13%	2.8%	Milwaukee
King International Baccalaureate MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	159	10.3	5.0%	1.7%	Milwaukee
Lincoln MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	309	15.5	9.1%	5.3%	Milwaukee
Morse MidFree meals for all	6–8	383	21.1	19%	9.0%	Milwaukee
Roosevelt MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	270	17.2	17%	8.0%	Milwaukee
Wedgewood Park SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	541	14.6	26%	18%	Milwaukee
ASSATA HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	78	27.5	—	—	Milwaukee
Alliance School of MilwaukeeCharterFree meals for all	9–12	141	13.2	—	—	Milwaukee
Audubon Technology and Communication HighFree meals for all	9–12	436	16.4	—	—	Milwaukee
Banner Preparatory School of MilwaukeeAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	49	16.3	—	—	Milwaukee
Bay View HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,021	17.2	—	—	Milwaukee
Bradley Technology HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,048	16.5	—	—	Milwaukee
Carmen Hi Southeast CampusCharterFree meals for all	9–12	679	48.5	—	—	Milwaukee
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusCharterFree meals for all	9–12	382	19.1	—	—	Milwaukee
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusCharterFree meals for all	6–12	526	35.1	18%	9.8%	Milwaukee
Grandview HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	219	31.3	—	—	Milwaukee
Green Tree Preparatory AcademyCharterFree meals for all	6–12	535	22.4	5.6%	3.5%	Milwaukee
Groppi HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	105	11.6	—	—	Milwaukee
Hamilton HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,472	14.8	—	—	Milwaukee
Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural ScienceFree meals for all	9–12	611	15.1	—	—	Milwaukee
James Madison Academic CampusFree meals for all	9–12	468	14.6	—	—	Milwaukee
King InternationalFree meals for all	9–12	1,308	18.1	—	—	Milwaukee
Lad Lake Synergy SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	22	4.4	—	—	Milwaukee
Marshall HighFree meals for all	9–12	639	14.3	—	—	Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Youth Education CenterAlternative	6–12	—	—	—	—	Milwaukee
Milwaukee High School of the ArtsFree meals for all	9–12	959	15.2	—	—	Milwaukee
Milwaukee School of LanguagesFree meals for all	6–12	964	16.1	33%	20%	Milwaukee
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	104	17.4	—	—	Milwaukee
North Division HighFree meals for all	9–12	346	12.5	—	—	Milwaukee
Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and YouthAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	114	12.1	—	—	Milwaukee
Pulaski HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,041	17.8	—	—	Milwaukee
Reagan College Preparatory HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,372	20.9	—	—	Milwaukee
Riverside HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,240	17.6	—	—	Milwaukee
Shalom HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	101	16.9	—	—	Milwaukee
South Accelerated AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	57	14.2	—	—	Milwaukee
South Division HighFree meals for all	9–12	923	13.9	—	—	Milwaukee
Transition HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	90	9.8	—	—	Milwaukee
Vincent Accelerated AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	53	19.5	—	—	Milwaukee
WHS Information TechnologyFree meals for all	9–12	402	16.2	—	—	Milwaukee
Golda Meir SchoolFree meals for all	3–12	1,192	18.8	62%	53%	Milwaukee
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12CharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,974	26.3	50%	57%	Milwaukee
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12Free meals for all	Pre-K–12	823	16.2	40%	23%	Milwaukee
Obama School of Career and Technical EducationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,294	30.1	8.5%	6.1%	Milwaukee
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	286	13.1	1.5%	1.5%	Milwaukee

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5225 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
Phone: (414)475-8002

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.