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Westosha Central High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes, Somers, Bristol, Wheatland, Paddock Lake, Brighton and Paris.

Kenosha’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
1,309
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,534
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$42.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Westosha Central High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the WI average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $42.1M, about $32,189 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Kenosha 99,239C−Pleasant Prairie 21,798B+Salem Lakes 14,271C−Somers 8,171A−Bristol 5,300B+Wheatland 3,337BPaddock Lake 2,974ABrighton 1,438A−Paris 1,356

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kenosha. Grade by grade →

PK–515 elementary schoolsKenosha School District
6–86 middle schoolsKenosha School District
9–123 high schoolsKenosha School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.7% · 251 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 38.1% · 251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.5% · 269 in the class

95% 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
$13,534 per student · 18% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 39%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,131’20
1,182’21
1,219’22
1,278’23
1,309’24

Up 15.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
B
1,309 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Benton Township, Newport Township, Winthrop Harbor
$22,286per student
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Antioch Township
$16,910per student
Antioch Community High School District 117Antioch Township
$25,012per student
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Benton Township, Newport Township
$20,690per 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.