High school (grades 9-12) · Milwaukee, WI

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy

Federal NCES profile for Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 550006602865Charter school
0/100100/10060/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Wisconsin schools.

#6 of 34
high schools in Milwaukee · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
9.4%
free-lunch eligible
608
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy ranks #6 of 34 high schools in Milwaukee, WI.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-19 students YoY

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy shrank from 331 students in 2022-23 to 312 in 2023-24 (-5.7%).

Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-19 students YoY 550006602865 · Milwaukee, WI High · MID · CHARTER

608 enr · 9.4% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Bishop Union High (608 students)

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy shrank from 331 students in 2022-23 to 312 in 2023-24 (-5.7%). Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Wisconsin schools → · Find another →

How Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy compares

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Wisconsin and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wisconsin Wisconsin avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 9.4% ▼ 76% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 608 top 14% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

608
Bigger than 73% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
9.4%
free-lunch eligible - 76% below the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
4.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 127 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 10 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 96.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Two or More 1.2%
White 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

Similar high schools in Milwaukee

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy

How many students attend Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy?

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy has 608 students enrolled. It is a high school in Milwaukee, WI. CCD year-over-year: 331 (2022-23) → 312 (2023-24), down 19.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy?

9.4% of students at Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy?

The largest demographic group at Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy is African American at 96.2% of enrollment, in Milwaukee, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy?

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy rank among high schools in Milwaukee?

By Resource Investment Index, Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy ranks #6 of 34 high schools in Milwaukee, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Milwaukee on the city page.

What other schools are in Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc.?

None; Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc. is a single-school charter district, and Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.