Waukesha School District
Public school district based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. NCES district ID 5515780; state ID WI-6174.
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
27
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
10,922
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
779.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
5
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 587 | |
| Kindergarten | 641 | |
| Grade 1 | 691 | |
| Grade 2 | 704 | |
| Grade 3 | 709 | |
| Grade 4 | 744 | |
| Grade 5 | 742 | |
| Grade 6 | 696 | |
| Grade 7 | 795 | |
| Grade 8 | 819 | |
| Grade 9 | 850 | |
| Grade 10 | 933 | |
| Grade 11 | 949 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,062 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 3.2% | |
| Black or African American | 5.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 5.7% | |
| White | 59.8% | |
| 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 26, Suburb 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West High Waukesha | 9–12 | Regular | 1,167 | 66.9 | 17.4 | City: Small |
| North High Waukesha | 9–12 | Regular | 911 | 58.3 | 15.6 | City: Small |
| South High Waukesha | 9–12 | Regular | 833 | 71.7 | 11.6 | City: Small |
| Butler Middle Waukesha | 6–8 | Regular | 786 | 55.5 | 14.2 | City: Small |
| eAchieve Academy - WisconsinCharter Waukesha | 6–12 | Regular | 639 | 27.2 | 23.5 | City: Small |
| Waukesha STEM AcademyCharter Waukesha | K–8 | Regular | 580 | 42.3 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Les Paul Middle Waukesha | 6–8 | Regular | 547 | 44.3 | 12.3 | City: Small |
| Horning Middle Waukesha | 6–8 | Regular | 534 | 47.8 | 11.2 | City: Small |
| Rose Glen Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 490 | 30.2 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Banting Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 486 | 42.4 | 11.5 | City: Small |
| Summit View Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 449 | 31.4 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Bethesda Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 401 | 30.4 | 13.2 | City: Small |
| Prairie Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 348 | 26.2 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Lowell Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 347 | 31.3 | 11.1 | City: Small |
| Hadfield Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 338 | 37.3 | 9.1 | City: Small |
| Heyer Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 328 | 30.5 | 10.8 | City: Small |
| Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 321 | 33.1 | 9.7 | City: Small |
| White Rock School Waukesha | PK–8 | Regular | 286 | 0.8 | 381.3check | City: Small |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 243 | 19.4 | 12.5 | City: Small |
| Hillcrest Elementary Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 239 | 19.4 | 12.3 | City: Small |
| White Rock Campus Waukesha | PK | Regular | 167 | 7.5 | 22.3 | City: Small |
| Waukesha Engineering Preparatory AcademyCharter Waukesha | 9–12 | Regular | 144 | 3.0 | 48 | City: Small |
| Waukesha Academy of Health ProfessionsCharter Waukesha | 9–12 | Regular | 112 | 1.0 | 112check | City: Small |
| eAchieve ElementaryCharter Waukesha | PK–5 | Regular | 111 | 6.0 | 18.4 | City: Small |
| Waukesha East Alternative School Waukesha | 6–12 | Alternative | 74 | 9.0 | 8.2 | City: Small |
| Waukesha Transition Academy Waukesha | 12 | Special Education | 36 | 6.0 | 6 | City: Small |
| Riverview School Waukesha | 6–12 | Alternative | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | City: Small |
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.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.