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South Milwaukee High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 988 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 73.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Milwaukee High enrolls 988 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 579 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 6% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
501 of the school's 988 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Milwaukee High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 21.
South Milwaukee High is one of 6 schools in South Milwaukee School District, based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,686 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 988 students, South Milwaukee High is larger than the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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