Shared Journeys

Shared Journeys is a tiny secondary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, overseen by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. The school caters to 4 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 99% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 16 schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District (6,619 students total), Shared Journeys accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Shared Journeys reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Shared Journeys has 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, 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), Shared Journeys is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. Shared Journeys is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count edged down 71%: 14 students in 2018 compared to 4 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 57% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2024.

On the community side, the feed for Shared Journeys typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.