Waukesha East Alternative School

Located at 1150 Whiterock Ave, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Waukesha East Alternative School is a tiny four-year high school that enrolls 74 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Waukesha School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Waukesha East Alternative School sits 84% smaller than that benchmark.

Waukesha East Alternative School is one of 27 schools operated by Waukesha School District, a district that educates 10,922 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Waukesha East Alternative School reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 27% White, 15% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Waukesha East Alternative School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Waukesha East Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Waukesha County runs at roughly 17%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Waukesha County) shows that 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%. Waukesha East Alternative School is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

White Rock School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waukesha East Alternative School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 43% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

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