Port Washington High

Located at 427 W Jackson St, in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Port Washington High is a roomy 9-12 campus that enrolls 809 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Port Washington-Saukville School District. That puts it 70% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Within Port Washington-Saukville School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,415 students, Port Washington High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Port Washington High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ozaukee County runs at roughly 16%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Port Washington High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ozaukee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,996 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Port Washington High is one of 26 public schools in Ozaukee County (combined enrollment of about 12,422 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dunwiddie Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Port Washington High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 72.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 766 students in 2018 compared to 809 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 84% across the same window.

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