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Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Minocqua, Hazelhurst and Lake Tomahawk.

Minocqua’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
508
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,781
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 8% more per student than the WI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $699 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Minocqua 5,062B−Hazelhurst 1,323B−Lake Tomahawk 1,162

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Minocqua. Grade by grade →

PK–8Minocqua ElementaryThis district
9–12Lakeland HighLakeland Union High School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.7% · 344 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 38.1% · 344 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Lakeland UHS School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$17,781 per student · 8% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 27%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
556’20
535’21
551’22
560’23
508’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Minocqua Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Minocqua
B+
506 students11:1
Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Minocqua
2 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lakeland Union High School DistrictLac du Flambeau, Woodruff
$23,336per student
Rhinelander School DistrictCassian, Newbold
$17,351per student
Woodruff Joint No. 1 School DistrictWoodruff
$16,367per student
Chequamegon School DistrictFifield
$17,688per 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.