Whitnall High School

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Whitnall High School
Location
Whitnall High School
5000 South 116th Street

,
53228

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established1949
School district Whitnall School District
PrincipalCharles Tollefsen
Teaching staff57.73 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment821 (2024–2025) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.22 [1]
Color   
Athletics conference Woodland Conference
Team nameFalcons
Rival Greenfield High School

Whitnall High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Whitnall School District. It is named for Charles B. Whitnall, the first Socialist city treasurer of Milwaukee and the architect of Milwaukee County's system of public parks.

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Administration

Whitnall High School has three administrators. Charles Tollefsen is the principal, Russell Tillmann is the assistant principal, and Elizabeth Purse is the dean of students as of 2019. [2]

Sports

WHS is a member of the Woodland-East Conference. Schools in that conference include Brown Deer, Cudahy, Greenfield, Milwaukee Lutheran, South Milwaukee, and Shorewood.

During the 2015-2016 school year, the school's varsity football program tied as Woodland East Conference champions, the 4th championship in school history.

Sports offered at WHS:

Conference affiliation history

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Whitnall High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  2. "Home". whitnall.com.
  3. "Nate Valcarcel - Football". University of South Dakota Athletics . Retrieved November 29, 2025.

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