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Enrollment
821
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITNALL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550600000661
Whitnall High
5000 S 116th St, Greenfield, WI 53228 · (414) 525-8500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
234 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 214 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 208 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whitnall School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Whitnall High
Whitnall High's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitnall High this school | 821 | 28.5% | 49.1% |
| Greendale High Greendale | 882 | 28.2% | 64.7% |
| Lakeview Technology Academy Pleasant Prairie | 391 | 28.9% | 71.2% |
| Fort Atkinson High Fort Atkinson | 816 | 26.5% | 43.5% |
| Burlington High School Burlington | 880 | 28.5% | 47.2% |
| Verona Area High Verona | 1,820 | 26.6% | 49.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Whitnall High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #179 of 402 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #123 of 532 | #23 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #149 of 325 | #7 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #68 of 325 | #22 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #279 of 418 | #42 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #168 of 203 | #22 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
821
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 821 | 57.7 | 14.2:1 | 29% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 55.5 | 15.0:1 | 28% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 60.5 | 13.8:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 23% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 57.3 | 14.7:1 | 16% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 23% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 48 | 18.4:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 940 | 50 | 18.8:1 | 9% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 39 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitnall High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (843 to 821); teachers up 1% (57.3 to 57.7).
About Whitnall High
Whitnall High is a large high school for students in Greenfield, Wisconsin. It had 821 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 73% bigger than average.
A total of 5 schools make up Whitnall School District, with 2,364 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Whitnall High is 64%, a majority. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Milwaukee County is about 51% White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Whitnall High are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Whitnall High totals 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. It is about the same as the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Whitnall High is about 29%. That is 35 points below the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Whitnall High falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 49.1% actual against 60.2% predicted.
The school's county is Milwaukee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 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, Whitnall High among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Whitnall Middle, is the closest to Whitnall High. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Whitnall High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Whitnall High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Whitnall High enrolled 827; in 2024-25, 821.
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Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitnall School District
- Whitnall MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Hales Corners ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Edgerton ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- CORE4Elementary · 87 students
Other schools in Greenfield
- Greenfield HighHigh · 1,140 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 704 students
- Whitnall MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Elm Dale ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Maple Grove ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Whitnall Middle0.2 mi · 558
- CORE40.3 mi · 87
- Edgerton Elementary0.3 mi · 378
- Hales Corners Elementary1.1 mi · 520
- Eisenhower Middle/High1.9 mi · 1,095
- Alcott Elementary2.1 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Whitnall HighHow many students attend Whitnall High?
Whitnall High enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 09-12.
Is Whitnall High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitnall High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitnall High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitnall High is approximately 14.2:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitnall High?
At Whitnall High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Whitnall High public or private?
Whitnall High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitnall School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.