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Flambeau School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 18 towns

Serves Marshall, Dewey, Grow, McKinley, Kennan, Hawkins, Lawrence, Sheldon, True, Richland, Hawkins, South Fork, Big Falls, Tony, Glen Flora, Conrath, Ingram and Cedar Rapids, and parts of Flambeau, Grant, Willard, Ruby and Georgetown.

Marshall’s Schools page →

Students
432
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,300
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
The gist

What stands out about Flambeau School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Marshall 661Dewey 554Grow 442McKinley 403Kennan 359Hawkins 323Lawrence 306Sheldon 255True 235Richland 194Hawkins 123South Fork 121Big Falls 111Tony 99Glen Flora 96Conrath 88Ingram 69Cedar Rapids 41

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marshall. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 38.7% · 255 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.1% · 256 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$18,300 per student · 11% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 54%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
504’20
479’21
461’22
450’23
432’24

Down 14.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Flambeau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tony
C+
188 students11:1
Flambeau Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tony
D
115 students14:1
Flambeau High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tony
D
129 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ladysmith School DistrictHubbard, Ladysmith
$15,328per student
Gilman School DistrictJump River, Pershing
$22,256per student
Phillips School DistrictCatawba, Catawba, Elk
$17,399per student
Winter School DistrictWinter
$21,680per 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.