Milwaukee School District
Public school district based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NCES district ID 5509600; state ID WI-3619.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
154
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
65,550
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
3,841.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
18
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 4,736 | |
| Kindergarten | 4,825 | |
| Grade 1 | 4,885 | |
| Grade 2 | 4,841 | |
| Grade 3 | 4,751 | |
| Grade 4 | 4,713 | |
| Grade 5 | 4,702 | |
| Grade 6 | 4,251 | |
| Grade 7 | 4,261 | |
| Grade 8 | 4,463 | |
| Grade 9 | 5,790 | |
| Grade 10 | 4,756 | |
| Grade 11 | 4,348 | |
| Grade 12 | 4,227 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 9.4% | |
| Black or African American | 48.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 28.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | |
| White | 8.7% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 154.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Charter Milwaukee | PK–12 | Regular | 1,974 | 75.0 | 26.3 | City: Large |
| Hamilton High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,472 | 99.7 | 14.8 | City: Large |
| Reagan College Preparatory High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,372 | 65.5 | 20.9 | City: Large |
| King International Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,308 | 72.2 | 18.1 | City: Large |
| Obama School of Career and Technical Education Milwaukee | PK–12 | Regular | 1,294 | 43.0 | 30.1 | City: Large |
| Riverside High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,240 | 70.4 | 17.6 | City: Large |
| Golda Meir School Milwaukee | 3–12 | Regular | 1,192 | 63.3 | 18.8 | City: Large |
| Bradley Technology High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,048 | 63.6 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| Pulaski High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,041 | 58.5 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Bay View High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 1,021 | 59.2 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee School of Languages Milwaukee | 6–12 | Regular | 964 | 59.7 | 16.1 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 959 | 63.0 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| South Division High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 923 | 66.5 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee Parkside School Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 859 | 51.0 | 16.8 | City: Large |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee | PK–12 | Regular | 823 | 50.7 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 773 | 40.5 | 19.1 | City: Large |
| Fernwood Montessori Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 731 | 33.8 | 21.6 | City: Large |
| Vieau Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 713 | 44.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Carmen Hi Southeast CampusCharter Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 679 | 14.0 | 48.5 | City: Large |
| Hayes Bilingual School Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 670 | 43.9 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| Gaenslen Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 641 | 54.8 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Marshall High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 639 | 44.8 | 14.3 | City: Large |
| Morgandale Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 624 | 32.3 | 19.3 | City: Large |
| Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 611 | 40.6 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Doerfler Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 609 | 33.6 | 18.1 | City: Large |
| Congress Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 607 | 37.9 | 16 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 605 | 33.9 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 604 | 31.0 | 19.5 | City: Large |
| Fairview Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 603 | 34.9 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Mitchell Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 597 | 41.4 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas ArtesCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 593 | 38.5 | 15.4 | City: Large |
| U S Grant School Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 585 | 33.8 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Bethune Academy Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 574 | 31.5 | 18.2 | City: Large |
| Rogers Street Academy Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 570 | 36.1 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Forest Home Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 559 | 49.7 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| La Causa Charter SchoolCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 558 | 37.0 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Greenfield Bilingual Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 556 | 35.3 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Burbank Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 552 | 33.0 | 16.7 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee German Immersion Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 549 | 24.6 | 22.3 | City: Large |
| Garland Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 541 | 30.3 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Wedgewood Park School Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 541 | 37.1 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Green Tree Preparatory AcademyCharter Milwaukee | 6–12 | Regular | 535 | 23.9 | 22.4 | City: Large |
| Burdick Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 527 | 24.8 | 21.3 | City: Large |
| Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusCharter Milwaukee | 6–12 | Regular | 526 | 15.0 | 35.1 | City: Large |
| Grantosa Drive Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 506 | 28.3 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 499 | 31.8 | 15.7 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North CampusCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 496 | 20.0 | 24.8 | City: Large |
| Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 493 | 28.6 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd StreetCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 492 | 19.0 | 25.9 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street CampusCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 486 | 18.0 | 27 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th StreetCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 474 | 16.0 | 29.6 | City: Large |
| Maryland Montessori Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 470 | 23.2 | 20.3 | City: Large |
| Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 469 | 27.4 | 17.1 | City: Large |
| James Madison Academic Campus Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 468 | 32.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Fratney Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 459 | 23.1 | 19.8 | City: Large |
| Allen-Field Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 451 | 38.5 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Bay View Montessori School Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 449 | 19.4 | 23.2 | City: Large |
| Cooper Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 447 | 24.6 | 18.2 | City: Large |
| Audubon Technology and Communication High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 436 | 26.6 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 428 | 20.8 | 20.6 | City: Large |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 427 | 28.2 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 426 | 21.4 | 20 | City: Large |
| Victory Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 419 | 24.7 | 16.9 | City: Large |
| River Trail School of Agricultural Science Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 406 | 20.9 | 19.4 | City: Large |
| WHS Information Technology Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 402 | 24.8 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Honey Creek ElementaryCharter Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 393 | 20.0 | 19.6 | City: Large |
| Highland Community SchoolCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 387 | 29.0 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 384 | 24.0 | 16 | City: Large |
| Morse Mid Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 383 | 18.1 | 21.1 | City: Large |
| Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusCharter Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 382 | 20.0 | 19.1 | City: Large |
| Story Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 365 | 22.2 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 357 | 19.4 | 18.4 | City: Large |
| Neeskara Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 23.6 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Thoreau Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 353 | 23.0 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| North Division High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 346 | 27.8 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 345 | 24.4 | 14.2 | City: Large |
| Whitman Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 339 | 21.4 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Parkview Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 335 | 20.5 | 16.3 | City: Large |
| Elm Creative Arts Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 335 | 19.5 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Carson Academy Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 326 | 20.4 | 16 | City: Large |
| Carver Academy Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 324 | 20.5 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Stuart Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 322 | 19.0 | 16.9 | City: Large |
| Clemens Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 321 | 22.9 | 14 | City: Large |
| Lancaster Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 316 | 17.1 | 18.5 | City: Large |
| Cass Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 312 | 16.9 | 18.5 | City: Large |
| Goodrich Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 312 | 20.7 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| Franklin Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 311 | 17.3 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Lincoln Middle Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 309 | 19.9 | 15.5 | City: Large |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 308 | 19.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Curtin Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 301 | 17.6 | 17.1 | City: Large |
| Kluge Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 301 | 21.0 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Hawley Environmental School Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 299 | 18.4 | 16.3 | City: Large |
| Metcalfe Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 296 | 18.8 | 15.8 | City: Large |
| Kagel Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 292 | 17.7 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| Barbee Elementary Milwaukee | PK–7 | Regular | 289 | 17.5 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| Pratt Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 288 | 15.5 | 18.6 | City: Large |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning Milwaukee | PK–12 | Regular | 286 | 21.9 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Engleburg Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 286 | 20.1 | 14.2 | City: Large |
| Barton Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 283 | 17.3 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Browning Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 279 | 17.8 | 15.7 | City: Large |
| King Jr Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 277 | 18.4 | 15 | City: Large |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 274 | 14.0 | 19.6 | City: Large |
| Bruce Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 270 | 14.8 | 18.2 | City: Large |
| Roosevelt Middle Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 270 | 15.7 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Starms Discovery Milwaukee | 1–8 | Regular | 268 | 15.1 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Alcott Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 264 | 17.6 | 15 | City: Large |
| Holmes Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 260 | 19.2 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Hawthorne Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 259 | 16.1 | 16.1 | City: Large |
| Townsend Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 257 | 16.0 | 16.1 | City: Large |
| Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 256 | 16.4 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 256 | 15.0 | 17.1 | City: Large |
| Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 250 | 22.6 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 245 | 17.8 | 13.8 | City: Large |
| Riverwest Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 244 | 15.1 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Riley Dual Language Montessori School Milwaukee | PK–6 | Regular | 239 | 14.6 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 238 | 18.1 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Maple Tree Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 235 | 13.2 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 228 | 16.4 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Craig Montessori School Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 220 | 12.9 | 17.1 | City: Large |
| Grandview High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 219 | 7.0 | 31.3 | City: Large |
| Kilbourn Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 218 | 12.9 | 16.9 | City: Large |
| LaFollette Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 216 | 10.8 | 20.1 | City: Large |
| Bryant Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 212 | 18.4 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| IdealCharter Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 210 | 12.5 | 16.8 | City: Large |
| Lowell International Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 209 | 15.1 | 13.8 | City: Large |
| Jackson Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 206 | 18.0 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Starms Early Childhood Milwaukee | PK–K | Regular | 205 | 11.6 | 17.7 | City: Large |
| Hampton Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 194 | 9.4 | 20.6 | City: Large |
| Emerson Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 187 | 14.4 | 13 | City: Large |
| Siefert Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 174 | 11.8 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Clarke Street Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 167 | 15.1 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Hi-Mount Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 166 | 6.2 | 26.8 | City: Large |
| Westside Academy Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 159 | 10.5 | 15.1 | City: Large |
| King International Baccalaureate Middle Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 159 | 15.5 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Auer Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 151 | 8.4 | 18 | City: Large |
| Sherman Elementary Milwaukee | PK–8 | Regular | 147 | 16.9 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| Whittier ElementaryCharter Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 146 | 8.4 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| Hopkins Lloyd Community School Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 143 | 9.0 | 16 | City: Large |
| Alliance School of MilwaukeeCharter Milwaukee | 9–12 | Regular | 141 | 10.7 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Keefe Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | PK–5 | Regular | 125 | 8.2 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Next Door CharterCharter Milwaukee | PK | Regular | 120 | 9.0 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 114 | 9.5 | 12.1 | City: Large |
| Andrew S Douglas Middle Milwaukee | 6–8 | Regular | 106 | 8.0 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| Groppi High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 105 | 9.1 | 11.6 | City: Large |
| NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 104 | 6.0 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| Shalom High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 101 | 6.0 | 16.9 | City: Large |
| Transition High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 90 | 9.2 | 9.8 | City: Large |
| ASSATA High Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 78 | 2.8 | 27.5 | City: Large |
| South Accelerated Academy Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 57 | 4.0 | 14.2 | City: Large |
| Vincent Accelerated Academy Milwaukee | 9–12 | Alternative | 53 | 2.7 | 19.5 | City: Large |
| Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee Milwaukee | 6–12 | Alternative | 49 | 3.0 | 16.3 | City: Large |
| Lad Lake Synergy School Milwaukee | 6–12 | Alternative | 22 | 5.0 | 4.4 | City: Large |
| Grant Gordon Learning Center Milwaukee | PK | Regular | 1 | 5.0 | 0.2check | City: Large |
| Milwaukee County Youth Education Center Milwaukee | 6–12 | Alternative | Not reported | 2.0 | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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