Whitnall High

Whitnall High, a substantial 9-12 campus in Greenfield, Wisconsin, part of Whitnall School District, enrolls 821 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Whitnall High is one of 5 schools operated by Whitnall School District, a district that works with 2,364 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitnall High shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Whitnall High shows 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at Whitnall High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Whitnall High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 49.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Whitnall High is one.

Whitnall Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitnall High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whitnall High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitnall High has decreased 3%, going from 843 students in 2018 to 821 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 64% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.