Saint Francis High

Saint Francis High operates as a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in Saint Francis, Wisconsin, overseen by Saint Francis School District. Current enrollment sits at 543 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Saint Francis School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,106 students, Saint Francis High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Saint Francis High logs that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Saint Francis High shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% 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, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Saint Francis High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.5%; this one comes in at 26.4%, -20.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Milwaukee County shows median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Saint Francis High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saint Francis High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.5%.

Saint Francis High operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saint Francis High has stayed largely flat, going from 542 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 41% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.