Pathways High

As a minimally staffed high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pathways High enrolls 149 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Pathways High Inc. Enrollment runs roughly 69% leaner than the state mean of about 475.

Pathways High sits inside Pathways High Inc, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Pathways High shows that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pathways High reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pathways High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.1%; actual is 18.8%, a gap of -40.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Pathways High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Woodlands School - State Street Campus, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pathways High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pathways High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 20.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Pathways High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pathways High's enrollment has ticked up 89% since 2018, when it stood at 79 (now 149). Over the same period, the White share declined from 37% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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