Central High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 961 students
James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School
7815 W Lapham St, West Allis, WI 53214
Grades
9–12
High
Students
168
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
Milwaukee County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School
James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School is an alternative high school in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12. It is part of West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Milwaukee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 168 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Wisconsin high school (13.5 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 168 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- County
- Milwaukee County
- NCES school ID
- 551626002490
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.