Total enrollment
65,550
-9,989 (-13%) vs SY 2017-18
156 schools in Milwaukee School District
Wisconsin · 65,835 students · 1 city
Milwaukee School District in Wisconsin operates 156 K-12 public campuses, enrolling about 65,835 students (around 422 per campus).
7-year change in Milwaukee School District
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
153
-7 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
9%
was 11%
% Hispanic
29%
was 27%
% Black
48%
was 52%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Milwaukee School District
As a population-heavy district in Wisconsin, Milwaukee School District serves 65,835 students across 156 schools.
On the school-mix side, Milwaukee School District is made up of 109 elementary, 8 middle, 34 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Milwaukee School District runs about 422 students per campus, 14% higher than the state mean of roughly 370.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Milwaukee School District has fell 13% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 75,539 students to 65,550. The school count fell from 160 to 153 across the same 7-year window. The Black share of public-school enrollment decreased from 52% to 48%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Milwaukee School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.