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Milwaukee County Districts: Milwaukee School District welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

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Greenfield School District Superintendent Lisa Elliott (2023) | Greenfield School District

Greenfield School District Superintendent Lisa Elliott (2023) | Greenfield School District

Milwaukee School District had the highest enrollment among Milwaukee County districts, welcoming 66,864 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 0% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 76.3% of the Milwaukee School District's total enrollment.

Among the 19 districts in Milwaukee County, West Allis-West Milwaukee School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,938 students, while Wauwatosa School District welcomed 6,761 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Milwaukee School District roughly covers schools within Milwaukee County, with its main office in Milwaukee.

In the previous school year, Milwaukee School District also had the highest number of students among Milwaukee County districts.

Nearly 830,000 students were enrolled in Wisconsin schools in the 2021-22 school year. This is a 0.85% decrease from the year before. In sharp contrast to declining public school figures, enrollment in charter schools rose 4.5% to more than 52,000.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 14 students in a Wisconsin classroom, compared to the national average of 1:16. AAA State of Play considered Wisconsin to have the 14th best teacher to student ratio in the U.S.

Enrollment in Milwaukee County Over 18 Years
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Enrollment in Milwaukee County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee66,864
West Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictWest Allis6,938
Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa6,761
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictOak Creek6,527
Franklin Public School DistrictFranklin4,721
Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield3,410
Whitefish Bay School DistrictWhitefish Bay2,831
South Milwaukee School DistrictSouth Milwaukee2,783
Greendale School DistrictGreendale2,609
Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield2,394
Cudahy School DistrictCudahy2,054
Shorewood School DistrictShorewood1,927
Brown Deer School DistrictBrown Deer1,647
Seeds of Health Inc.Milwaukee1,259
Saint Francis School DistrictSaint Francis1,097
Nicolet Union High School School DistrictGlendale1,054
Glendale-River Hills School DistrictGlendale963
Fox Point J2 School DistrictMilwaukee822
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictFox Point424

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