Enrollment
651
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 550007402637 Charter school
Tenor High — Milwaukee, WI
Federal NCES profile for Tenor High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 10/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 9
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Seeds of Health Inc · Wisconsin
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
25:1
vs 15.1:1 Wisconsin avg
+66% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
71.3%
vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg
+85% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tenor High compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Tenor High reports 651 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 25:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 66% above the Wisconsin state mean of 15.1:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 57% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 71.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 85% above the Wisconsin average and 38% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 651 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 36.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Tenor High compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Wisconsin state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Wisconsin | Wisconsin avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 25:1 | ▲ 66% | 15.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 71.3% | ▲ 85% | 38.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 651 | top 88% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
71.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 85% above the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
25:1
students per teacher
— 66% above state mean
Top 96% in Wisconsin — lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
36.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 651 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 70 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 651 Top 88% in Wisconsin — larger than 12% of 2,205 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 22.0
Students per teacher 25:1 +66% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 71.3% +85% vs state
NCES ID 550007402637
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 60.1%
African American 29.3%
White 8.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.1% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 651:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 36.3%
In-school suspensions 2
Out-of-school suspensions 70
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 380
- Students per teacher
- 15.1:1
- Enrollment
- 256
- Students per teacher
- 16.9:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Tenor High
How many students attend Tenor High?
Tenor High has 651 students enrolled. It is a high school in Milwaukee, WI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenor High?
The student-teacher ratio at Tenor High is 25:1, which is 66% higher than the Wisconsin average of 15.1:1 and 57% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tenor High?
71.3% of students at Tenor High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tenor High?
The largest demographic group at Tenor High is Hispanic or Latino at 60.1%. The school serves a diverse student body in Milwaukee, WI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tenor High?
Tenor High has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.