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Enrollment
402
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002608
WHS Information Technology
2525 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53210 · (414) 875-5900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
343 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 122 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 27% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WHS Information Technology
WHS Information Technology's state test result (3.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS Information Technology this school | 402 | 85.3% | 3.0% |
| Marshall High Milwaukee | 639 | 81.7% | 1.2% |
| North Division High Milwaukee | 346 | 91.3% | 1.4% |
| Green Tree Preparatory Academy Milwaukee | 535 | 85.6% | 8.0% |
| James Madison Academic Campus Milwaukee | 468 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus Milwaukee | 526 | 98.5% | 17.5% |
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 WHS Information Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #399 of 402 | #37 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #204 of 532 | #35 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #268 of 325 | #22 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #238 of 325 | #34 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #18 of 418 | #15 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #11 of 203 | #3 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
402
-182 (-31%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 402 | 24.8 | 16.2:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 87% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 39.8 | 10.5:1 | 85% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 93% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 42.4 | 14.6:1 | 86% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 74% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 14 | 25.9:1 | 80% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHS Information Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (620 to 402); teachers down 42% (42.4 to 24.8).
About WHS Information Technology
WHS Information Technology is a low-enrollment high school in Wisconsin, with an address in Milwaukee. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 402 students.
Milwaukee School District is responsible for 155 schools, WHS Information Technology included, with 65,835 students in all.
The share of Black students at WHS Information Technology is 89%. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Black. The diversity index for WHS Information Technology is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at WHS Information Technology totals 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin, 14.6:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WHS Information Technology is about 85%. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WHS Information Technology is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools: 3.0% actual against 25.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Milwaukee County show that the median household earns about $64,435 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Milwaukee County, 284 public schools serve about 122,496 students.
WHS Information Technology is about 0.2 miles from Milwaukee Math and Science Academy, its nearest public school. WHS Information Technology has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 21.2% on proficiency, and WHS Information Technology is below that at 3.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 31%, from 584 to 402. Students per teacher increased from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to WHS Information Technology can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
- Obama School of Career and Technical EducationCombined · 1,294 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukee Math and Science Academy0.2 mi · 241
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street0.3 mi · 474
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus0.5 mi · 486
- Milwaukee French Immersion0.6 mi · 426
- Hi-Mount Elementary0.6 mi · 166
- Sherman Elementary0.7 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About WHS Information TechnologyHow many students attend WHS Information Technology?
WHS Information Technology enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 09-12.
Is WHS Information Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHS Information Technology is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WHS Information Technology have?
WHS Information Technology employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is WHS Information Technology?
WHS Information Technology reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WHS Information Technology?
WHS Information Technology is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.