Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Shell Lake Primary (K-2) in Shell Lake, Wisconsin enrolled 131 students in 2024-25 with 13.9 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
147 students in 2022-23, 128 students in 2023-24, 131 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.6 to 13.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 147 | 14.6 | 10.1 |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 15.8 | 8.1 |
| 2024-25 | 131 | 13.9 | 9.4 |
9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.
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 256 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shell Lake Primary (K-2) enrolled 128 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 256 of the 128 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent10.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.8% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.8%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Two or more races4.6%
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.
Elementary schools in Shell Lake
2 public elementary schools in Shell Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Shell Lake Primary (K-2) is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) | 153 | 9.6 | 39.9% |
| Shell Lake Primary (K-2) | 131 | 9.4 | 41.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
- Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)The nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 153 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Spooner ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.8 miles away: 363 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
- Compare Shell Lake Primary (K-2) with Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Shell Lake School District spends per student$15,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,371
- The largest public schools in WisconsinShell Lake Primary (K-2) is the number 981 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#981 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.4:1
- 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 Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
How many students attend Shell Lake Primary (K-2)?
131 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 147 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shell Lake, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shell Lake Primary (K-2)?
9.4 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.Is Shell Lake Primary (K-2) a Title I school?
Shell Lake Primary (K-2) ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Shell Lake Primary (K-2) in?
Shell Lake School District, NCES district ID 5513710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551371000507 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
- 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.