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Milwaukee Public Schools

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Milwaukee Public Schools is a public school district in Wisconsin. They serve 75,095 students across 168 schools, and its teachers have had 12,476 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 168
    Schools
  • 75,095
    Students
  • 3,728
    Teachers

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Milwaukee Public Schools Demographics

94%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Milwaukee Public Schools Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Milwaukee Public Schools had a total revenue of $1.2 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 28.9% came from local sources, 55.9% from state sources, and 15.2% from federal sources.

Milwaukee Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $16,374 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 28.9% came from local sources, 55.9% from state sources, and 15.2% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Milwaukee Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 20, 2024

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Milwaukee Public Schools

$6.7 million
raised using DonorsChoose
12,476
projects funded
2,580
teachers funded
28,168
donors
1,378
projects for basic supplies
1,078
projects for technology
1,946
projects for books
713
projects for art supplies

Milwaukee Public Schools has received support from 15,756 individuals from Wisconsin and 12,412 individuals out-of-state.

Milwaukee Public Schools Schools

A.E. Burdick School Academy of Accelerated Learning Alba Elementary School Albert E Kagel School Wedgewood Park International School Alexander Hamilton High School Alexander Mitchell School Allen - Field Elementary School Alliance High School Andrew S Douglas School Anna F Doerfler School Assata High School Audubon Technical & Comm Center Middle School Audubon Technology and Communication High School Auer Ave School Banner Preparatory High School Bay View High School Bay View Montessori School Upper Campus Benjamin Franklin School Bradley Technical & Trade School Brown St Academy Browning Elementary School Byron Kilbourn School Carmen High School Science & Technical - SE Carmen MS/HS Science & Technical - NW Carmen High School of Science and Technical South Campus Carmen Middle School Science & Technology South Casimir Pulaski High School Cass Street School Clara Barton School Clarke Street School Clement Ave Elementary School Congress Elementary School Craig Montessori School Milwaukee Parkside School - Arts Dr Benjamin Carson Academy Dr George W Carver Academy Dr Martin L King Junior Elementary School Eighty - First Street Elementary School Elm Creative Arts School Engleburg Elementary School Fairview Elementary School Fernwood Montessori School Fifty - Third Street Elementary School Forest Home Avenue School Frances Starms ECC Riverwest Elementary School La Escuela Fratney Elementary School Fredrick J Gaenslen School Lloyd Barbee Montessori School North Division Charter High School Gilbert Stuart Elementary School Golda Meir School - Upper Campus Golda Meir School Grantosa Drive School Greenfield Bilingual School Green Tree Preparatory School Guadalupe Head Start Murguia Hamlin Garland School Hampton Elementary School Harold S Vincent High School Hartford Ave University School Hawley Environmental School Hayes Bilingual Elementary School Henry David Thoreau School Hi - Mount Community School Highland Community School Hmong American Peace Academy Denver Campus Hmong American Peace Academy Honey Creek Continuation Progress Elementary School Hopkins - Lloyd Community School Bay View Montessori School Humboldt Park K-8 School Ideal Charter School James E. Groppi High School James Fenimore Cooper School James Madison Academic Campus James Whitcomb Riley School Jeremiah Curtin School John G Whittier Elementary School Keefe Avenue School La Causa Charter School Lad Lake Synergy North Lad Lake Synergy School South Lancaster Elementary School Grant Gordon Learning Center Lincoln Avenue School Lincoln Center of the Arts Longfellow Elementary School Louisa May Alcott Elementary School Lowell International Elementary School Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School Luther Burbank School Manitoba School Maple Tree Elementary School Mary McLeod Bethune Academy Maryland Ave Montessori School Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language Milwaukee College Preparatory - Lloyd Milwaukee College Preparatory 38th St Milwaukee College Preparatory - Lola Rowe N Milwaukee College Preparatory - 36th St Milwaukee County Youth Education Center Milwaukee Envir Science School Milwaukee Excellence Charter High School Milwaukee Excellence Charter Middle School Milwaukee Excellence Charter School Milwaukee French Immersion School Milwaukee German Immersion School Milwaukee High School of Arts Milwaukee School of Languages Milwaukee Sign Language School Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Elementary School Lower Campus Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Elementary School MacDowell Montessori School Morgandale Elementary School Milwaukee Marshall High School Morse Middle School for Gifted & Talented Nathaniel Hawthorne School Neeskara Elementary School Next Door Charter School - Capital Campus Next Door Charter School Ninety - Fifth Street Elementary School Nova High School Oliver Wendell Holmes School Parkview Elementary School Riverwest Elementary Project Stay - Alternative High School Ralph H Metcalfe School Ralph Waldo Emerson School Richard Kluge School River Trail Elementary School Riverside University High School Robert M LaFollette School Rogers St Academy Ronald W Reagan Preparatory High School Roosevelt Creative Arts Middle School Rufus King International High School Rufus King International Middle School Samuel Clemens School Sherman Multicultural Arts School Siefert Elementary School Marvin E Pratt Elementary School South Accelerated Academy South Division High School Southeastern Youth & Family Frances B Starms Disc Learning Center Albert Story School Success Center Obama School of Career and Technical Education Thurston Woods Elementary School Townsend Street Elementary School Transition High School Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Gwen T Jackson Elementary School U.S. Grant Elementary School Andrew S. Douglas Middle School Victory School Vieau School Vincent Accelerated Academy Walt Whitman School Washington DTC Westside Academy I Washington Info Technical High School William C Bryant Elementary School William George Bruce School Wisconsin Conservatory - Learning Zablocki Elementary School
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