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Whitefish Bay, WI
Public School Ratings




Whitefish Bay Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Whitefish Bay School District details

Whitefish Bay School District
1200 E Fairmount Ave
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217

2,860 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Whitefish Bay School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.1% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
74%
41%
77%
41%
71%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cumberland Elementary School
4780 N Marlborough Dr
Whitefish Bay, WI, 53211
PK-05
Richards Elementary School
5812 N Santa Monica Blvd
Whitefish Bay, WI, 53217
PK-05
Whitefish Bay High School
1200 E Fairmount Ave
Whitefish Bay, WI, 53217
09-12
Whitefish Bay Middle School
1144 E Henry Clay St
Whitefish Bay, WI, 53217
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.1% 70.6%
Black 5.5% 9.2%
Hispanic 6.8% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.7% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 0.0% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,423 $21,230,000 58.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $599 $1,713,000 4.7%
Staff $481 $1,376,000 3.8%
General Administration $222 $636,000 1.7%
School Administration $722 $2,064,000 5.7%
Operation $1,534 $4,386,000 12.1%
Transportation $34 $97,000 0.3%
Other $721 $2,063,000 5.7%
Total Support $4,313 $12,335,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $980 $2,804,000 7.7%
Total Expenditures $12,716 $36,369,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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