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School District of Ladysmith, Wisconsin

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School District of Ladysmith
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 749 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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School District of Ladysmith is a school district in Wisconsin (Rusk County). During the 2024 school year, 749 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The School District of Ladysmith consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mike Russell2027
Gerard Schueller20242027
Jennifer Pearson2026
Jeff Wallin2026
Laurie Keeble20232026
Nancy Burmeister2025
Dustin Mataczynski2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,597,000 $3,342 15%
Local: $5,984,000 $7,701 35%
State: $8,525,000 $10,972 50%
Total: $17,106,000 $22,015
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,042,000 $18,072
Total Current Expenditures: $11,793,000 $15,177
Instructional Expenditures: $6,240,000 $8,030 44%
Student and Staff Support: $902,000 $1,160 6%
Administration: $2,096,000 $2,697 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,555,000 $3,288 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $786,000 $1,011
Construction: $717,000 $922
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $119,000 $153
Interest on Debt: $190,000 $244


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 PS PS <50 <50 <50 32
2018-2019 43 PS <50 <50 PS 40-59 44
2017-2018 47 PS PS <50 PS 40-59 47
2016-2017 51 >=50 <50 <50 PS 60-79 51
2015-2016 48 >=50 PS <50 PS 60-79 47
2014-2015 48 >=50 PS <50 PS 40-59 48
2013-2014 44 >=50 >=50 <50 >=50 44
2012-2013 45 PS PS <50 >=50 45
2011-2012 44 PS >=50 <50 <50 45
2010-2011 80 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 PS PS <50 <50 <50 35
2018-2019 36 PS <50 <50 PS 21-39 37
2017-2018 39 PS PS <50 PS 40-59 40
2016-2017 44 <50 <50 <50 PS 40-59 46
2015-2016 47 >=50 PS <50 >=50 60-79 47
2014-2015 53 <50 PS <50 PS 60-79 53
2013-2014 34 >=50 <50 <50 >=50 33
2012-2013 38 PS PS <50 >=50 38
2011-2012 33 PS >=50 <50 >=50 32
2010-2011 88 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 80-84 >=50 PS 80-84
2012-2013 85-89 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 749 0.8
2022-2023 743 -4.6
2021-2022 777 0.4
2020-2021 774 -3.7
2019-2020 803 -0.4
2018-2019 806 2.5
2017-2018 786 -4.6
2016-2017 822 -1.0
2015-2016 830 -2.9
2014-2015 854 -4.0
2013-2014 888 1.5
2012-2013 875 -0.7
2011-2012 881 -5.3
2010-2011 928 -1.8
2009-2010 945 -4.3
2008-2009 986 1.6
2007-2008 970 1.0
2006-2007 960 -1.5
2005-2006 974 -5.7
2004-2005 1,030 -2.2
2003-2004 1,053 -3.9
2002-2003 1,094 -4.9
2001-2002 1,148 -2.9
2000-2001 1,181 -0.2
1999-2000 1,183 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE School District of Ladysmith (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 4.3
Black 0.4 8.8
Hispanic 4.8 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.1 5.4
White 87.5 66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, School District of Ladysmith had 61.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.24.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.03
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 22.45
Secondary: 31.69
Total: 61.17

School District of Ladysmith employed 1.70 district administrators and 2.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.70
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.70
School Administrative Support: 4.58
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.24
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 1.38
Student Support Services: 6.93
Other Support Services: 12.60


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The School District of Ladysmith operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ladysmith Elementary349PK-5
Ladysmith High2419-12
Ladysmith Middle1596-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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