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Shell Lake School District

Shell Lake School District in Wisconsin: 3 public schools with 584 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,018 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
584
Students per teacher
11.2
WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,018
WI $16.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
52.1
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
292
WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.5
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

64%proficient

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

239 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

69%proficient

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

239 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.4K15
$11.8K16
$12.5K17
$11.9K18
$12.3K19
$12.9K20
$15.3K21
$14.8K22
$15.4K23
$16.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $1.7M
State
44% · $5.9M
Local
43% · $5.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,366
Support services
$6,474
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$445K
Long-term debt
$12.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–61539.664%72%
Pre-K–21319.4——
7–1230013.464%65%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, WI 54871
Phone
(715)468-7816
Website