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Whitefish Bay High
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 255 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 24% |
School pathway
Where Whitefish Bay High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 945 | #100 of 532 | #18 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #255 of 325 | #19 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #90 of 325 | #27 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #202 of 203 | #26 of 26 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 945 | 58.9 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 906 | 60.9 | 14.9:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 941 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 984 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 59.1 | 16.0:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 954 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 868 | 54 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 51 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (947 to 945); teachers unchanged (59.1 to 58.9).
About Whitefish Bay High
Whitefish Bay High is a large high school. Its address is in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 945 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 99% above the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin.
Whitefish Bay School District has a total of 4 schools and 2,861 students, Whitefish Bay High among them.
More than half of the students at Whitefish Bay High are White (72%). Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Asian. In Milwaukee County overall, about 51% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
With 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.1:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here.
For Milwaukee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 284 public schools in the county, enrolling about 122,496, Whitefish Bay High among them.
Whitefish Bay Middle is the nearest public school to Whitefish Bay High, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Whitefish Bay High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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