Total enrollment
15,781
+334 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in Racine Unified School District
Wisconsin · 16,557 students · 2 cities
28 public schools operate under Racine Unified School District, with roughly 16,557 K-12 students enrolled (19 elementary and 6 high).
4-year change in Racine Unified School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Racine Unified School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #239 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,557 | #5 of 290 | #494 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #6 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #167 of 290 | #3,789 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 61.0% | #14 of 289 | #2,767 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #3 of 177 | #217 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 Racine Unified School District
State test results across the district's 22 scored schools run from Goodland Montessori at 55.9% proficient to West Ridge Elementary at 8.7%, a gap of 47.2 points. That is the 11th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 13,321 to 15,568 students (up 17%) and from 960 to 1,133 full-time teachers (up 18%), 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 Racine Unified School District
Across 28 schools, Racine Unified School District instructs about 16,557 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Racine Unified School District spans 19 elementary, 6 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Racine Unified School District is about 591, higher than the Wisconsin average of roughly 370.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 15,781 students, held roughly steady from the 15,447 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 26 to 25 across the same 4-year window.
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