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ExploreMilwaukee School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 5509600

Milwaukee School District

Milwaukee, WI

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

65,599

+0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

84.4%

-2.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$14,044

-23.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

+18.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.8%vs. State

English Language Learners

15.4%

-4.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

28.6%

+153.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.6%

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