Phelps School District

Public school district · Vilas County · Wisconsin · NCES district ID 5511710

Phelps School District spent $34,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,995). Its 2 schools enrolled 88 students in 2024-25; 12.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,478 per student, down 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Wisconsin districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Phelps in enrollment (33 to 135 students) and Phelps itself.

Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Phelps, FY23Norris $72,273; Wisconsin Department of Health Services $36,975; Phelps $34,647; Washington Island $28,790; Goodman-Armstrong Creek $28,346; Mercer $23,813; Linn J4 $21,474; Norway J7 $19,700; Gilmanton $19,348; Dover #1 $14,628; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.020k40k60k80kNorris$72,273Wisconsin Department of Health…$36,975Phelps$34,647Washington Island$28,790Goodman-Armstrong Creek$28,346Mercer$23,813Linn J4$21,474Norway J7$19,700Gilmanton$19,348Dover #1$14,628State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Phelps, FY23Norris $72,273; Wisconsin Department of Health Services $36,975; Phelps $34,647; Washington Island $28,790; Goodman-Armstrong Creek $28,346; Mercer $23,813; Linn J4 $21,474; Norway J7 $19,700; Gilmanton $19,348; Dover #1 $14,628; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.020k40k60k80kNorris$72,273Wisconsin Department of Health Serv…$36,975Phelps$34,647Washington Island$28,790Goodman-Armstrong Creek$28,346Mercer$23,813Linn J4$21,474Norway J7$19,700Gilmanton$19,348Dover #1$14,628State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Phelps, FY23Norris $72,273; Wisconsin Department of Health Services $36,975; Phelps $34,647; Washington Island $28,790; Goodman-Armstrong Creek $28,346; Mercer $23,813; Linn J4 $21,474; Norway J7 $19,700; Gilmanton $19,348; Dover #1 $14,628; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.040k80kNorris$72,273Wisconsin Department of Health Services$36,975Phelps$34,647Washington Island$28,790Goodman-Armstrong Creek$28,346Mercer$23,813Linn J4$21,474Norway J7$19,700Gilmanton$19,348Dover #1$14,628State median, under 1,000 students $15,995
Current spending per student, Wisconsin districts closest in size to Phelps, FY23Norris $72,273; Wisconsin Department of Health Services $36,975; Phelps $34,647; Washington Island $28,790; Goodman-Armstrong Creek $28,346; Mercer $23,813; Linn J4 $21,474; Norway J7 $19,700; Gilmanton $19,348; Dover #1 $14,628; State median, under 1,000 students $15,995.040k80kNorris$72,273Wisconsin Department of Health Services$36,975Phelps$34,647Washington Island$28,790Goodman-Armstrong Creek$28,346Mercer$23,813Linn J4$21,474Norway J7$19,700Gilmanton$19,348Dover #1$14,628State median, under 1,000 students $15,995

Where the money came from

$3,899,000 in revenue: 12.2% state, 78.6% local and 9.3% federal. Total spending including $80,000 of capital outlay was $3,702,000, or $43,553 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Phelps School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $474,000; Local $3,064,000; Federal $361,000; total $3,899,000.
  • State$474,000 12%
  • Local$3,064,000 79%
  • Federal$361,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 233 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

85 students in 2022-23, 92 students in 2023-24, 88 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Phelps School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 8802550751002022-23852023-24922024-2588
Phelps School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 8802550751002022-23852023-24922024-2588
Phelps School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 8802550751002022-23852023-24922024-2588
Phelps School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 8802550751002022-23852023-24922024-2588

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238514.45.9
2023-249213.46.9
2024-258813.46.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Phelps School District scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWisconsinStudents tested
Reading and language arts0-50%38%30
Math0-50%40%30

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 7 students in Phelps School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate50% or more90.5%
Students in the class765,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 61 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Phelps Elementary616.344.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 27 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Phelps High277.544.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Phelps School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Phelps School District

  1. Wisconsin districts by spending per studentPhelps School District ranks 4 of 233 Wisconsin districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($34,647).#4 of 233
  2. Every school district in WisconsinPhelps School District is the number 441 by size of 451 Wisconsin districts, with 85 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#441 of 451
  3. Dover #1 School DistrictThe next larger Wisconsin district: 86 students in fall 2022, $14,628 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,628
  4. Norway J7 School DistrictThe next smaller Wisconsin district: 80 students in fall 2022, $19,700 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,700
  5. Compare Phelps School District with Dover #1 School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Phelps High, its largest high school27 students in 2024-25, 7.5 per teacher.27
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Phelps School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Phelps School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 88 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Phelps School District spend per student?
    $34,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Wisconsin median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,995 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,478 per student, down 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Phelps School District's money come from?
    $3,899,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.2% state, 78.6% local and 9.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Phelps School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 18 of the 132 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Phelps School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Phelps School District scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 38% in reading and 40% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Phelps School District?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Phelps School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Phelps School District's NCES district ID?
    5511710. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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