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The highest-poverty public high schools in Wisconsin

420 public high schools in Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Carmen Hi Southeast Campus leads the list at 99.3%, against a median of 34.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

420

Wisconsin

Top % FRL

99.3%

Median % FRL

34.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WISCONSIN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Carmen Hi Southeast Campus	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	679	99.3%
2	Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	526	98.5%
3	Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	382	96.1%
4	Bruce High	Bruce, WI	Bruce School District	High	116	94.8%
5	NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	104	94.2%
6	Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	611	92.8%
7	North Division High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	346	91.3%
8	Groppi High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	105	89.5%
9	Central High	Sheboygan, WI	Sheboygan Area School District	High	183	88.5%
10	Bradley Technology High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,048	88.2%
11	Shalom High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	101	88.1%
12	Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	114	86.8%
13	Menominee Indian High	Keshena, WI	Menominee Indian School District	High	364	86.3%
14	Milwaukee Excellence Charter School	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	269	86.2%
15	Grandview High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	219	85.8%
16	James Madison Academic Campus	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	468	85.7%
17	Green Tree Preparatory Academy	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	535	85.6%
18	WHS Information Technology	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	402	85.3%
19	Capital High	Madison, WI	Madison Metropolitan School District	High	129	84.5%
20	Alliance School of Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	141	84.4%
21	Bay View High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,021	83.8%
22	South Division High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	923	83.6%
23	Marshall High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	639	81.7%
24	Reuther Central High	Kenosha, WI	Kenosha School District	High	358	81.6%
25	Escuela Verde	Milwaukee, WI	Trans Center for Youth Inc	High	121	80.2%
26	Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy	Milwaukee, WI	Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc	High	608	78.9%
27	Hamilton High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,472	78.6%
28	Beloit Learning Academy	Beloit, WI	Beloit School District	High	153	78.4%
29	Audubon Technology and Communication High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	436	78.2%
30	Pulaski High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,041	76.9%
31	Riverside High	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,240	76.8%
32	Rock River Charter School	Janesville, WI	Janesville School District	High	267	76.4%
33	Milwaukee High School of the Arts	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	959	76.2%
34	Veritas High	Milwaukee, WI	Seeds of Health Inc	High	256	75.0%
35	Central High	West Allis, WI	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	High	961	73.0%
36	Bowler High	Bowler, WI	Bowler School District	High	138	72.5%
37	Innovative High	Madison, WI	Madison Metropolitan School District	High	138	72.5%
38	Hillcrest School	Kenosha, WI	Kenosha School District	High	108	72.2%
39	Park High	Racine, WI	Racine Unified School District	High	1,203	69.7%
40	King International	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	High	1,308	67.0%
41	Horlick High	Racine, WI	Racine Unified School District	High	1,212	66.8%
42	South High	Sheboygan, WI	Sheboygan Area School District	High	1,075	66.7%
43	East High	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay Area Public School District	High	1,119	66.6%
44	Tenor High	Milwaukee, WI	Seeds of Health Inc	High	651	66.2%
45	Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay Area Public School District	High	228	65.8%
46	Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Abbotsford, WI	Abbotsford School District	High	414	65.5%
47	West High	Green Bay, WI	Green Bay Area Public School District	High	777	65.4%
48	Bradford High	Kenosha, WI	Kenosha School District	High	1,453	65.0%
49	Arcadia High	Arcadia, WI	Arcadia School District	High	413	64.2%
50	James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School	West Allis, WI	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	High	168	63.1%

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