South Accelerated Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

South Accelerated Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 57 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 111% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%

27 students in 2022-23, 48 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at South Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23272023-24482024-2557
Students enrolled at South Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23272023-24482024-2557
Students enrolled at South Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23272023-24482024-2557
Students enrolled at South Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5702040602022-23272023-24482024-2557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23273.09.1
2023-24484.012.1
2024-25574.014.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools

Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; This school 14.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Accelerated Academy enrolled 24 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

54.4% of students were Hispanic, 38.6% Black, 3.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic54.4%
  2. Black38.6%
  3. Asian3.5%
  4. Two or more races3.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 39 students in South Accelerated Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate50‑59%66%90.5%
Students in the class395,05865,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Milwaukee

39 public high schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hamilton High1,47214.878.6%
Reagan College Preparatory High1,37220.951.7%
King International1,30818.167.0%
Riverside High1,24017.676.8%
Bradley Technology High1,04816.588.2%
Pulaski High1,04117.876.9%
Bay View High1,02117.283.8%
Milwaukee School of Languages96416.153.9%

All public schools in Milwaukee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Accelerated Academy

  1. South Division HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 923 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Bradley Technology HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 1,048 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare South Accelerated Academy with South Division HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Milwaukee Public Schools spends per student$18,815 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,815
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinSouth Accelerated Academy is the number 478 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#478 of 535
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.14.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Accelerated Academy

  1. How many students attend South Accelerated Academy?
    57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 27 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Milwaukee, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Accelerated Academy?
    14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Accelerated Academy a Title I school?
    South Accelerated Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at South Accelerated Academy?
    50-59% of the 39 students in South Accelerated Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Accelerated Academy in?
    Milwaukee Public Schools, NCES district ID 5509600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550960003057 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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