Enrollment
499
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Lac Du Flambeau Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 550462000488
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 50
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Wisconsin schools.
- 36
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Wisconsin
- 499
- students enrolled
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Wisconsin schools. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District · Wisconsin
NCES ID 550462000488 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
58.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg
-40% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lac Du Flambeau Elementary compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lac Du Flambeau Elementary
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, enrolling 499 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Lac Du Flambeau Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Wisconsin schools and 40% under the state's 14.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 499 puts it in the larger third of Wisconsin schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 250 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District spends $27,987 per pupil, 88% above the Wisconsin average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 39.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District operates only this one school, so Lac Du Flambeau Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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
How Lac Du Flambeau Elementary compares
Lac Du Flambeau 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 | 8.6:1 | ▼ 40% | 14.4:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 499 | top 21% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
499
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 5% in Wisconsin - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
63.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,987
per pupil, district-wide
- above Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 250 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
62
in-school suspensions + 35 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
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.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 81.2%
Hispanic or Latino 9.0%
Two or More 8.8%
White 1.0%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 81.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.5, Lac Du Flambeau Elementary is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District, which includes Lac Du Flambeau Elementary.
$27,987
Per student
+88%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
+69%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.6%
State 22.4%
Federal 39.0%
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.
Similar other schools statewide
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.
Similar enrollment (~499 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lac Du Flambeau Elementary
How many students attend Lac Du Flambeau Elementary?
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary has 499 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lac Du Flambeau, WI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lac Du Flambeau Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Lac Du Flambeau Elementary is 8.6:1, which is 40% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lac Du Flambeau Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Lac Du Flambeau Elementary is American Indian / Alaska Native at 81.2% of enrollment, in Lac Du Flambeau, WI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lac Du Flambeau Elementary?
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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).
Is Lac Du Flambeau Elementary a good school?
Lac Du Flambeau Elementary earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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.
What other schools are in Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District?
None reported; Lac Du Flambeau #1 School District operates only Lac Du Flambeau Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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