Public schools in Whitewater, WI
Whitewater has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 2,081 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Whitewater Unified School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Whitewater's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Whitewater | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Unified School District | 6 | 1,986 | $14,573 |
| Marshall School District | 1 | 918 | $16,572 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Whitewater, 606 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater High | 606 | 14.1 | 37.6% | Whitewater Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Whitewater, 394 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Middle | 394 | 11.4 | 43.1% | Whitewater Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Whitewater, 879 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary | 358 | 11.7 | 48.9% | Whitewater Unified |
| Washington Elementary | 312 | 11.6 | 42.6% | Whitewater Unified |
| Lakeview Elementary | 209 | 10.5 | 41.6% | Whitewater Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Whitewater, 202 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEDI Virtual K-12 | 188 | 38.8 | 21.3% | Marshall |
| Whitewater 4K | 14 | 28.0 | 21.4% | Whitewater Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Whitewater's public schools compare with Wisconsin's
The median Whitewater school has 11.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Wisconsin median of 13.2. 29% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 312 students (state 307).
| Whitewater | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.7 | 13.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 312 | 307 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 29% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 26% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Whitewater schools and the 2,148 Wisconsin schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Whitewater
- Whitewater Unified School DistrictRuns 6 of Whitewater's 7 public schools and spent $14,573 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,573
- Whitewater High, the largest high school in Whitewater606 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.606
- Compare Whitewater Unified School District with Marshall School DistrictWhitewater's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWisconsin's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Whitewater addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Whitewater
How many public schools are in Whitewater, WI?
7 public schools with an address in Whitewater were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 2,081 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Whitewater?
Whitewater High, with 606 students in 2024-25 (Whitewater Unified School District).Which districts run Whitewater's schools?
Whitewater Unified School District (6 schools), Marshall School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25