Grafton High

Grafton High, a substantial 9-12 campus in Grafton, Wisconsin, run under Grafton School District, serves 727 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

Grafton High is one of 4 schools operated by Grafton School District, a district that enrolls 2,192 students overall.

On demographics, Grafton High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Grafton High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.3%, the actual is 72.1%, a residual of +3.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Ozaukee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,996 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Ozaukee County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,422 students), Grafton High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kennedy Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grafton High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grafton High has stayed largely flat, going from 741 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 88% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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