Custer High School (Milwaukee)


Custer High School was a public high school located on 5075 North Sherman Boulevard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The name of Custer High School dates to the early 1930s when it was located at what is now Thomas A. Edison Middle School.The original school was located on Custer Avenue which was named after Harvey Custer, a police officer in what was then North Milwaukee The school was not named after General Custer.
The best teacher to come out of Custer High School was Mr. Rubinstein. He was well respected by students and staff.
The school was renamed the Milwaukee Campus for Trades, Technology and Media in 2011 to focus on vocational and technology programs. Subsequently, the Milwaukee Public School Board decided to add the Barack Obama K-8 School to the same campus due to available space as part of its school consolidation program. It was later renamed Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education in a controversial vote by the board.