Pelican Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Pelican Elementary in Rhinelander, Wisconsin enrolled 263 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

282 students in 2022-23, 265 students in 2023-24, 263 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 26.2.

Students enrolled at Pelican Elementary by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232822023-242652024-25263
Students enrolled at Pelican Elementary by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232822023-242652024-25263
Students enrolled at Pelican Elementary by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232822023-242652024-25263
Students enrolled at Pelican Elementary by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232822023-242652024-25263
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328223.512.0
2023-2426529.59.0
2024-2526326.210.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Pelican Elementary 10.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPelican Elementary 10.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Pelican Elementary 10.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPelican Elementary 10.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Pelican Elementary 10.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPelican Elementary 10.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Pelican Elementary 10.1; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPelican Elementary 10.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 288 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pelican Elementary enrolled 288 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 288 of the 288 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent7.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.3% of students were White, 4.2% of two or more races, 1.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.3%
  2. Two or more races4.2%
  3. Hispanic1.5%
  4. American Indian1.1%
  5. Black0.8%
  6. Asian0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pelican Elementary scored proficient or above: 22-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222‑30%28‑32%38%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%30‑34% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Rhinelander

4 public elementary schools in Rhinelander report 2024-25 enrollment; Pelican Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Crescent Elementary38410.852.9%
Central Elementary26910.561.7%
Pelican Elementary26310.149.0%
Sugar Camp Elementary11110.217.1%

All public schools in Rhinelander →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pelican Elementary

  1. Central ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 269 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Crescent ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 384 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Pelican Elementary with Central ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rhinelander School District spends per student$17,312 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,312
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinPelican Elementary is the number 717 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#717 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pelican Elementary

  1. How many students attend Pelican Elementary?
    263 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rhinelander, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelican Elementary?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pelican Elementary a Title I school?
    Pelican Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pelican Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pelican Elementary scored proficient or above: 22-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pelican Elementary in?
    Rhinelander School District, NCES district ID 5512720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551272001680 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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