Programs

What types of schools and programs are offered by MPS?

There are several different grade level configurations across MPS.

Number of Grade School Offering in MPS

Bar chart showing the number of schools in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) system by grade offerings. The chart lists the number of schools offering grades PK-8 (57 schools), PK-5 (42 schools), 9-12 (29 schools), 6-8 (7 schools), 6-12 (4 schools), PK-12 (4 schools), 1-8 (1 school), 3-12 (1 school), PK-6 (1 school), and PK-K (1 school).

Around 65% of all MPS schools offer specialty programming.

The majority of MPS schools offer specialty programming, which ranges from whole-school programs like Montessori to optional programmatic offerings like Advanced Placement courses. The main specialty program types offered at MPS schools are:

Specialty programming options across MPS vary with regards to access and popularity. 


MPS Specialty Programming: Average Utilization Rates by Average Student Travel Distance

This chart displays different MPS educational programs, positioned by their average student travel distance on the x-axis and their utilization rate on the y-axis. Programs are represented as dots, colored in orange for program-specific offerings and blue for whole-school programs. Key data points include Bilingual programs and Montessori programs, both with high utilization rates, plotted towards the higher end of the chart, and Community Schools with lower utilization, positioned towards the lower left. The chart also highlights ESL, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, and other programs, with various utilization and travel distances. A legend explains the color coding and the dot sizes, where larger dots indicate programs available in more schools.

74% of traditional MPS high schools offer Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs. 

Number of CTE Pathway Types at MPS Schools

Horizontal bar chart titled 'CTE Pathways' showing the number of schools offering various career and technical education (CTE) programs. Programs listed from top to bottom with the number of schools in descending order include: Health Science (6 schools), Information Technology (4 schools), Web and Digital Communications (4 schools), Construction (3 schools), and multiple others such as Restaurants + Food & Beverage Services, Biomed, Business, each offered in 2 schools. Single school offerings include Agri Business, Food Products & Processing Systems, Plant Systems, Welding, Manufacturing, Marketing, and several others.

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) CTE pathways are offered at MPS high schools throughout the city.

CTE Pathway Types by MPS School Board District (SBD)

Stacked bar chart titled 'CTE Pathway Types' showing the number of Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways available in each of eight school board districts (SBD 1 through SBD 8). Each bar represents a district and is segmented to display the distribution of programs in various CTE categories including Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Communication, Business, Education, Health Science, Hospitality and Food Service, STEM, and Trades & Industry. The chart highlights SBD 1 with the highest number of Business pathways at four, and SBD 6 offering a diverse range with three Hospitality and Food Service pathways. It visually illustrates the differing focus and scope of CTE offerings across the districts.

MPS School Board District (SBD) Boundaries

Map titled 'MPS School Board District (SBD) Boundaries' showing the geographical boundaries of the eight school board districts within the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) system. Each district is labeled with a number from 1 to 8, and the boundaries are outlined in blue against a background of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The map highlights the distinct regions covered by each school board district, with District 1 covering the northernmost area and District 8 encompassing the southernmost part of the city.
*Data current as of September 2023

How accessible are other program types to students across the city? 

Students requiring special education (SPED) services have different school travel demands based on what part of the city they live in.

Number of SPED Students by Area and Travel Distance to School

Map depicting the distribution of special education (SPED) students across eight school board districts in Milwaukee, colored according to the number of SPED students and their travel distances to school. Each district is shaded differently to represent four categories: 'More SPED Students, Short Travel Distance,' 'More SPED Students, Far Travel Distance,' 'Few SPED Students, Short Travel Distance,' and 'Few SPED Students, Far Travel Distance.' The map shows a varied distribution with districts 1 and 2 having more SPED students with long travel distances, while districts like 6 and 7 indicate more SPED students traveling short distances to school.

MPS schools offering free childcare Community Learning Center (CLC) programs are relatively well distributed throughout the district.

1-Mile Driving Distance to CLC Programs by Density of Economically Disadvantaged Students 

Map showing the location of schools with afterschool Community Learning Centers (CLCs) in relation to areas of economic disadvantage in Milwaukee. Orange dots represent schools that offer afterschool CLC programs. The map is overlaid with a grid indicating the concentration of economically disadvantaged students, with areas shaded in varying shades of blue: lightest for 0-6 students, light for 7-19 students, darker for 20-36 students, and darkest for 37-60 students, and very dark blue for 61-125 students. Black outlined areas show the one-mile driveshed around each school. The map highlights schools across Milwaukee, particularly those within communities with high numbers of disadvantaged students.

Interactive Map

Explore the data yourself!

The interactive map below allows you to filter and layer the data to better understand the geographic dispersion and relationships of varying attributes of MPS school buildings.


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