Total enrollment
1,893
+82 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Whitewater Unified School District
Wisconsin · 1,893 students · 1 city
Whitewater Unified School District runs 6 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 1,893 (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Whitewater Unified School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Whitewater Unified School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #201 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,893 | #102 of 290 | #4,633 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #93 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #66 of 290 | #2,286 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.1% | #56 of 289 | #4,442 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #21 of 177 | #1,885 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 Whitewater Unified School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Washington Elementary at 53.8% proficient to Whitewater High at 39.6%, a gap of 14.2 points. That is the 94th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 1,927 to 1,893 students (down 2%) and from 140 to 156 full-time teachers (up 11%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater High | Whitewater | High | 09-12 | 606 |
| Whitewater Middle | Whitewater | Middle | 06-08 | 394 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Whitewater | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 |
| Washington Elementary | Whitewater | Elementary | PK-05 | 312 |
| Lakeview Elementary | Whitewater | Elementary | PK-05 | 209 |
| Whitewater 4K | Whitewater | Elementary | PK-PK | 14 |
About Whitewater Unified School District
Whitewater Unified School District is a sparse public-school district in Wisconsin. The district maintains 6 schools and enrolls approximately 1,893 students.
On the school-mix side, Whitewater Unified School District is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Whitewater Unified School District runs about 316 students per school, 15% lower than the state mean of roughly 370.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Whitewater Unified School District has rose 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,811 students to 1,893.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Whitewater Unified School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.