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Milwaukee School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending

Milwaukee School District runs 154 public schools with 65,599 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.5 students per teacher is 2.5 higher than the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools: 154
Students: 65,599
Teachers (FTE): 3,986
Students per teacher: 16.5; WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3

Address: 5225 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
Phone: (414)475-8002
County: Milwaukee County
Locale: City: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 5509600
State district ID: WI-3619
Total staff (FTE): 9,850
School counselors (FTE): 104.0About 631 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 283.0
Charter schools: 18

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.5

Wisconsin14.0

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (71,510), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $1.30 billion
Federal revenue: $214.0 million
State revenue: $732.9 million
Local revenue: $353.7 million
Total spending: $1.25 billion
Spending per pupil: $17,506
Salaries: $528.9 million42.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $243.3 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 16.5%
State: 56.3%
Local: 27.2%

Wisconsin overall

Federal: 8.3%
State: 45.0%
Local: 46.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,506

Wisconsin$16,827

United States$16,826

Schools in Milwaukee School District

By level: 33 high, 7 middle, 107 elementary, 5 other, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Academy of Accelerated LearningCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	493	17.6
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas ArtesCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	593	15.6
Alcott ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	264	15.5
Allen-Field ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	451	11.9
Alliance School of MilwaukeeCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	141	14.1
Andrew S Douglas MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	106	15.1
ASSATA HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	78	39.0
Audubon Technology and Communication HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	436	16.8
Audubon Technology and Communication MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	345	14.4
Auer Avenue ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	151	18.9
Banner Preparatory School of MilwaukeeCEP school	High	6 to 12	49	16.3
Barbee ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 7	289	17.0
Barton ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	283	16.6
Bay View HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,021	17.3
Bay View Montessori SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	449	23.6
Bethune AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	574	18.5
Bradley Technology HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,048	16.6
Brown Street AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	245	14.4
Browning ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	279	16.4
Bruce ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	270	19.3
Bryant ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	212	11.8
Burbank ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	552	16.7
Burdick ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	527	22.0
Carmen Hi Southeast CampusCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	679	48.5
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	382	19.1
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusCEP schoolCharter	High	6 to 12	526	35.1
Carson AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	326	16.3
Carver AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	324	16.2
Cass Street ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	312	19.5
Clarke Street ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	167	11.1
Clemens ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	321	14.6
Clement Avenue ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	238	13.2
Congress ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	607	16.4
Cooper ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	447	18.6
Craig Montessori SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	220	18.3
Curtin ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	301	17.7
Doerfler ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	609	18.5
Eighty-First Street ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	357	18.8
Elm Creative Arts ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	335	17.6
Emerson ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	187	13.4
Engleburg ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	286	14.3
Fairview ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	603	17.7
Fernwood MontessoriCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	731	22.2
Fifty-Third Street ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	308	16.2
Forest Home ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	559	11.4
Franklin ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	311	18.3
Fratney ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	459	20.0
Gaenslen ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	641	11.9
Garland ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	541	18.0
Golda Meir SchoolCEP school	Other	3 to 12	1,192	18.9

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Nearby and related

Other districts in Milwaukee County

Wauwatosa School District 6,704 students
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District 6,615 students
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District 6,554 students
Franklin Public School District 4,666 students
Greenfield School District 3,380 students
Whitefish Bay School District 2,861 students
South Milwaukee School District 2,686 students
Greendale School District 2,546 students
Whitnall School District 2,364 students
Cudahy School District 1,985 students
Shorewood School District 1,916 students
Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc 1,711 students
Brown Deer School District 1,613 students
United Community Center Inc 1,552 students
Seeds of Health Inc 1,287 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.