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Turtle Lake, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Turtle Lake School District #175 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,896 per pupil, Turtle Lake School District ranks #157 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
467
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,896
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Turtle Lake School District operates 4 public schools serving 467 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Barron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,896 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.6% local, 25.5% state, and 9.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #175 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Turtle Lake Middle, with a diversity index of 32.8/100.
Its largest campus is Turtle Lake Elementary, enrolling 215 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Laker Online, at 15 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Turtle Lake Elementary accounts for 46.0% of all Turtle Lake School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Turtle Lake School District a distant remainder — means Turtle Lake School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Turtle Lake School District school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Turtle Lake School District school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 215 students (highest), a spread of 200 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Turtle Lake School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Turtle Lake School District is typically wider than the Turtle Lake School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Turtle Lake School District?
Turtle Lake School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 467 students.
How much does Turtle Lake School District spend per student?
Turtle Lake School District spends $14,896 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #175 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Turtle Lake School District?
Turtle Lake School District students are 87.7% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Turtle Lake School District?
Turtle Lake School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #175 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.