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South Division High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
1515 W Lapham Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Phone
(414) 902-8300
District
Milwaukee School District
County
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
807
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.2% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

South Division High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
1%
35%
2%
41%
0%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
17
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 260 32.2%
Grade 10 230 28.5%
Grade 11 158 19.6%
Grade 12 159 19.7%
Total 807 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.8% 9.6% 70.6%
Black 27.2% 51.9% 9.2%
Hispanic 53.8% 29.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.8% 8.7% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.6% 82.4% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 83.6% 82.2% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.2% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 573,299 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,966.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 230,759 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 15.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.4% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.1% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 15.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,485 $640,207,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,228 $82,919,000 6.6%
Staff $1,691 $114,118,000 9.1%
General Administration $400 $27,022,000 2.2%
School Administration $796 $53,734,000 4.3%
Operation $1,611 $108,733,000 8.7%
Transportation $138 $9,303,000 0.7%
Other $894 $60,316,000 4.8%
Total Support $6,758 $456,145,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,304 $155,525,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $18,546 $1,251,877,000 100.0%
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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