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Whitnall School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Greenfield and Hales Corners, and parts of Franklin.

Greenfield’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
2,364
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,411
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whitnall School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the WI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $216 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Greenfield 37,159A−Hales Corners 7,740

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenfield. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsGreenfield School District
6–82 middle schoolsGreenfield School District
9–122 high schoolsGreenfield School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.7% · 1,251 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 38.1% · 1,251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.5% · 213 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,411 per student · 19% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 46%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,406’20
2,400’21
2,397’22
2,394’23
2,364’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Hales Corners Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hales Corners
A
520 students13:1
Edgerton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hales Corners
A
378 students13:1
Core4
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Greenfield
87 students22:1
Whitnall Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenfield
B
558 students13:1
Whitnall High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenfield
C
821 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Greendale School DistrictGreendale
$15,741per student
New Berlin School DistrictNew Berlin
$16,119per student
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee
$20,815per student
Muskego-Norway School DistrictMuskego
$14,104per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.