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James E Dottke Alternative School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7815 W Lapham St
West Allis, WI 53214
Phone
(414) 604-4210
District
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
County
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
159
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

James E Dottke Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
35%
22%
41%
3%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 60 37.7%
Grade 10 43 27.0%
Grade 11 35 22.0%
Grade 12 21 13.2%
Total 159 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.8% 49.5% 70.6%
Black 4.3% 12.9% 9.2%
Hispanic 28.3% 33.6% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.1% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.9% 1.0% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.8% 63.7% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 64.8% 63.6% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.1% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 67,332 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,864.2 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,966 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.9% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.2% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,677 $54,465,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $670 $4,757,000 4.0%
Staff $1,035 $7,345,000 6.2%
General Administration $179 $1,269,000 1.1%
School Administration $797 $5,652,000 4.8%
Operation $1,637 $11,617,000 9.8%
Transportation $223 $1,583,000 1.3%
Other $1,087 $7,715,000 6.5%
Total Support $5,629 $39,938,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,453 $24,498,000 20.6%
Total Expenditures $16,758 $118,901,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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