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Mukwonago High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Mukwonago High
Mukwonago High is a four-year high school of sizable scale in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Mukwonago School District, educateing 1,604 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 238% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.
Mukwonago High is one of 9 schools operated by Mukwonago School District, a district that serves 4,835 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Mukwonago High records that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mukwonago High has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Mukwonago High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Mukwonago High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 69.9%; this one comes in at 55.2%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, census data for Waukesha County shows median household earnings sit near $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Mukwonago High is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).
Nearest neighbor: Park View Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mukwonago High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 75.6%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,630 students in 2018 compared to 1,604 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for Mukwonago High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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