Whitefish Bay High

Whitefish Bay High is a senior high of substantial scale in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, operated by Whitefish Bay School District, educateing 945 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Whitefish Bay High sits 99% above that benchmark.

Whitefish Bay School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,861 students. Whitefish Bay High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Whitefish Bay High records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Whitefish Bay High has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) logs that median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Whitefish Bay High is one.

The closest other public school is Whitefish Bay Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitefish Bay High.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitefish Bay High has held roughly steady, going from 947 students in 2018 to 945 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 72% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Whitefish Bay High community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.