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Ladysmith School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ladysmith, Flambeau, Grant and Hubbard, and parts of Thornapple, Willard and Grow.

Ladysmith’s School Grade C better than 27% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
727
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,328
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$22.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ladysmith School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Wisconsin districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $22.8M, about $31,389 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CLadysmith 3,172Flambeau 949Grant 744Hubbard 177

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ladysmith. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ladysmith ElementaryThis district
6–8Ladysmith MiddleThis district
9–12Ladysmith HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.7% · 373 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 38.1% · 374 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 90.5% · 60 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,328 per student · 7% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 57%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
774’20
777’21
743’22
749’23
727’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Ladysmith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladysmith
B
328 students11:1
Ladysmith Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ladysmith
B−
144 students10:1
Ladysmith High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ladysmith
D
255 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Flambeau School DistrictBig Falls, Conrath, Dewey
$18,300per student
Bruce School DistrictAtlanta, Bruce, Murry
$17,617per student
Lake Holcombe School DistrictWashington
$22,044per student
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictStubbs
$14,821per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.