State/Public Other Open

Obama School of Career and Technical Education

๐Ÿ“ 5075 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53209

1,402
Pupils
29.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Obama School of Career and Technical Education is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 1,402 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Milwaukee School District

Enrollment & staffing

Obama School of Career and Technical Education enrolls 1,402 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.5:1.

Male students
765 (55%)
Female students
637 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.5
Student-teacher ratio
29.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1,08177%
Hispanic or Latino18813%
White543.9%
Two or more races463.3%
Asian261.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,229 of the school's 1,402 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,229 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Obama School of Career and Technical Education is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 4, state house district 11.

School district: Milwaukee School District

Obama School of Career and Technical Education is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,402 students, Obama School of Career and Technical Education is larger than the district average of about 421 students per school.

65,599
District students
156
Schools
4,034
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Graduation rate
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (27) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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