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West 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
3301 Saylesville Rd
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone
(262) 970-3905
District
Waukesha School District
County
WAUKESHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1194
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.8% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

West High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
56%
35%
68%
41%
44%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 291 24.4%
Grade 10 293 24.5%
Grade 11 310 26.0%
Grade 12 300 25.1%
Total 1194 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.7% 64.5% 70.6%
Black 3.8% 6.6% 9.2%
Hispanic 12.9% 25.1% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 3.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.4% 37.3% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 14.7% 32.2% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 5.0% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 93,707 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,347.4 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,958 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.7% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.6% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,583 $89,899,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $666 $7,895,000 3.8%
Staff $835 $9,898,000 4.7%
General Administration $156 $1,855,000 0.9%
School Administration $806 $9,553,000 4.6%
Operation $1,052 $12,467,000 6.0%
Transportation $469 $5,564,000 2.7%
Other $1,422 $16,852,000 8.1%
Total Support $5,406 $64,084,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,649 $55,113,000 26.4%
Total Expenditures $17,638 $209,096,000 100.0%
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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