Reagan College Preparatory High

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Reagan College Preparatory High is a roomy senior high, one of the schools within Milwaukee School District. It teaches 1,372 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 189% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), Reagan College Preparatory High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Reagan College Preparatory High records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% White, 9% Asian, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Reagan College Preparatory High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.9%, the actual is 55.7%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Reagan College Preparatory High is one.

The closest other public school is Cooper Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reagan College Preparatory High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reagan College Preparatory High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 1,336 students in 2018 compared to 1,372 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 48% across the same window.

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