Central High

Central High operates as a large four-year high school in West Allis, Wisconsin, run under West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. Current enrollment sits at 961 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 102% above the state mean of about 475.

Central High is one of 16 schools operated by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, a district that enrolls 6,619 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% White, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 73% of students at Central High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 22.1%.

Across the wider county, Milwaukee County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Central High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Central High's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,170 (now 961). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 32% to 42%.

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