Milwaukee Public Schools

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is the largest school district in the state of Wisconsin. As of 2006, it had an enrollment of 97,762 students and employees 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the 28th largest in the United States. A publicly elected School Board provides direction and oversight, with a Superintendent heading the organization's administration. The district also owns WYMS-FM (88.9), which airs an eclectic selection of music and is programmed by a local non-profit group via an LMA.

Milwaukee Public Schools operate as magnet schools, with individualized specialty areas for interests in academics, or the arts. Rufus King High School, Golda Meir School, Riverside University High School, Milwaukee School of Languages, Milwaukee High School of the Arts and Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School are just some examples of the magnet schools in Milwaukee. In addition to its public schools, Milwaukee is home to a large number of parochial schools, including over two dozen private high schools and hundreds of private middle and elementary schools.

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