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Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of the 2020-21 school year, MPS served 71,861 students in 156 schools and had 9,948 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the one of the largest in the United States by enrollment. A publicly elected school board, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, provides direction and oversight, with a superintendent heading the organization’s administration.

Milwaukee Public Schools’ offerings include neighborhood schools, specialty schools and charter schools serving students as young as age 3 up through grade 12.