Total enrollment
18,315
-929 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
43 schools in Kenosha School District
Wisconsin · 20,297 students · 2 cities
43 public K-12 schools operate under Kenosha School District in Wisconsin, teaching roughly 20,297 students (27 elementary, 5 middle, and 8 high).
4-year change in Kenosha School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
33
-10 (-23%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kenosha School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #218 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,297 | #3 of 290 | #397 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 41 | #4 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #222 of 290 | #5,060 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.0% | #30 of 289 | #3,466 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #7 of 177 | #658 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Kenosha School District
State test results across the district's 35 scored schools run from Prairie Lane Elementary at 76.9% proficient to Edward Bain School - Creative Arts at 9.3%, a gap of 67.6 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 32 district schools that reported both years went from 18,794 to 18,286 students (down 3%) and from 1,184 to 1,231 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Kenosha School District
As a mid-sized district in Wisconsin, Kenosha School District hosts 20,297 students across 43 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Kenosha School District comprises 27 elementary, 5 middle, 8 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Kenosha School District runs about 472 students per school, 28% above the state mean of roughly 370.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 5%: 19,244 students in SY 2020-21 versus 18,315 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 43 to 33 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Kenosha School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.