Escuela Verde

Students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attend Escuela Verde, a small high school. The school counts 121 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 75% smaller than the 475 average for high schools in Wisconsin.

Escuela Verde is administered by Trans Center for Youth Inc.

Federal enrollment data show Escuela Verde is 81% Hispanic. Other groups make up 10% Black and 7% White. Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 80% of enrollment. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Escuela Verde falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 14.4% actual against 28.5% predicted.

Milwaukee County census figures show that the median household income is $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.

The closest other public school is Doerfler Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Escuela Verde has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Escuela Verde ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 14.4% versus a 24.9% average.

Locale data from NCES put Escuela Verde inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Escuela Verde is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 119 to 121. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 12.1:1.

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