Whitewater High

As a mid-tier high school in Whitewater, Wisconsin, Whitewater High caters to 606 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Whitewater Unified School District. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 475.

Whitewater Unified School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,893 students; Whitewater High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Whitewater High shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Whitewater High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 39.5%, a residual of -11.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Walworth County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,520 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Walworth County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students), Whitewater High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whitewater 4K, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Whitewater High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitewater High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

Whitewater High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitewater High has grew 3%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.