Enrollment
198
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Eau Claire, WI
Federal NCES profile for Flynn Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
The verdict
Flynn Elementary earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Wisconsin schools.
Flynn Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of Wisconsin schools. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Flynn Elementary ranks #4 of 12 elementary schools in Eau Claire, WI.
NCES ID 550405000417 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
198
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.4:1
vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.1%
vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg
+2% vs state
How Flynn Elementary compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
9.4:1 - 5.0 below the Wisconsin state median of 14.4:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Flynn Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, enrolling 198 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.4:1, Flynn Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of Wisconsin schools and 35% under the state's 14.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 39.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 198 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.
Against 322 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #134.
Its student body is led by White (72%) and Asian (9%) (diversity index 46/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 283 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
17.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Eau Claire's elementary schools, it stands alongside Robbins Elementary (522 students): Flynn Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.4:1 vs 14.1:1).
Eau Claire Area School District also operates North High (1,567 students) and Memorial High (1,558 students) alongside Flynn Elementary.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Flynn Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Wisconsin | Wisconsin avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.4:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.4:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.1% | ▲ 2% | 38.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 198 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 71.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 46.4, Flynn Elementary is more mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eau Claire Area School District, which includes Flynn Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| North High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Memorial High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Delong Middle | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| South Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Northstar Middle | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Flynn Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Flynn Elementary has 198 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Eau Claire, WI.
The student-teacher ratio at Flynn Elementary is 9.4:1, which is 35% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 40% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
39.1% of students at Flynn Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.
The largest demographic group at Flynn Elementary is White at 71.7% of enrollment, in Eau Claire, WI.
Flynn Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Flynn Elementary ranks #4 of 12 elementary schools in Eau Claire, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Eau Claire on the city page.
Flynn Elementary earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Wisconsin schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Flynn Elementary, Eau Claire Area School District also operates North High (1,567 students), Memorial High (1,558 students), and Delong Middle (893 students). See the Eau Claire Area School District district page for the complete list.
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