📍 1200 E Fairmount Ave, Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, 53217
Whitefish Bay High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County. The school has 941 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitefish Bay School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitefish Bay High enrolls 941 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 61.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 687 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 55 | 5.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
15 of the school's 941 students (1.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 0 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitefish Bay High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 8, state house district 23.
Whitefish Bay High is one of 4 schools in Whitefish Bay School District, based in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,861 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 941 students, Whitefish Bay High is larger than the district average of about 715 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large