Milwaukee School District
A public school district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 154 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 65,599
- Students enrolled
- 3,986.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 9,850.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,815
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 65,599 in 2024–25
- Ranks 55th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,815 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Milwaukee School District spent $18,815 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,778 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $18,815 | $1.3 billion | 67,500 |
| FY2022 | $17,847 | $1.2 billion | 69,115 |
| FY2021 | $15,743 | $1.1 billion | 71,510 |
| FY2020 | $14,428 | $1.1 billion | 74,683 |
| FY2019 | $14,145 | $1.1 billion | 75,431 |
| FY2018 | $14,158 | $1.1 billion | 75,539 |
| FY2017 | $14,065 | $1.1 billion | 76,206 |
| FY2016 | $12,714 | $963.1 million | 75,749 |
| FY2015 | $12,430 | $961.0 million | 77,316 |
| FY2014 | $12,328 | $968.0 million | 78,516 |
| FY2013 | $12,925 | $1.0 billion | 78,363 |
| FY2012 | $12,998 | $1.0 billion | 79,130 |
| FY2011 | $14,244 | $1.2 billion | 80,934 |
| FY2010 | $14,038 | $1.2 billion | 82,096 |
| FY2009 | $13,444 | $1.1 billion | 85,381 |
| FY2008 | $12,705 | $1.1 billion | 86,819 |
| FY2007 | $11,725 | $1.1 billion | 89,912 |
| FY2006 | $11,277 | $1.0 billion | 92,395 |
| FY2005 | $10,778 | $1.0 billion | 93,654 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $364.9 million | 24.4% |
| State | $745.7 million | 49.9% |
| Local | $384.6 million | 25.7% |
| Total | $1.5 billion |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
154 operational schools, A to Z, 100 to a page: page 1 of 2.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5509600
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Wisconsin — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Wisconsin — A to Z, each with its page.
- Wisconsin on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved