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Shell Lake School District, Wisconsin

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Shell Lake School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 618 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Shell Lake School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Burnett and Washburn counties). During the 2024 school year, 618 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 Shell Lake School District 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
Mary Stellrecht
Joel Anderson2027
Bethany Deneen2027
Linda Nielsen2027
Scott Smith2026
Nicole Tims2026
Jake Anderson2025

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: $1,439,000 $2,270 11%
Local: $7,384,000 $11,647 56%
State: $4,331,000 $6,831 33%
Total: $13,154,000 $20,748
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,542,000 $18,205
Total Current Expenditures: $9,299,000 $14,667
Instructional Expenditures: $5,073,000 $8,001 44%
Student and Staff Support: $1,020,000 $1,608 9%
Administration: $1,442,000 $2,274 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,764,000 $2,782 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $889,000 $1,402
Construction: $553,000 $872
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $115,000 $181
Interest on Debt: $478,000 $753


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 37 PS 21-39 <50 21-39 35-39
2018-2019 40 <50 <50 <=20 43
2017-2018 40 PS PS <50 <50 43
2016-2017 30 <50 <50 <=20 30-34
2015-2016 34 PS <50 21-39 <50 36
2014-2015 44 PS PS <=20 <50 47
2013-2014 49 PS PS <50 21-39 50-54
2012-2013 46 PS <50 PS 21-39 47
2011-2012 52 PS PS PS 21-39 54
2010-2011 79 PS PS PS 60-79 80-84

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 37 PS 21-39 <50 21-39 35-39
2018-2019 37 <50 <50 <=20 39
2017-2018 38 PS PS <50 <50 39
2016-2017 40 <50 <50 21-39 40-44
2015-2016 43 PS <50 21-39 <50 46
2014-2015 51 PS PS <=20 <50 54
2013-2014 34 PS PS <50 <=20 35-39
2012-2013 36 PS <50 PS <=20 40
2011-2012 39 PS PS PS <=20 42
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS >=80 85-89

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 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS PS >=90


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 618 -2.9
2022-2023 636 0.3
2021-2022 634 7.9
2020-2021 584 -17.0
2019-2020 683 -0.3
2018-2019 685 -1.9
2017-2018 698 5.9
2016-2017 657 -5.2
2015-2016 691 2.5
2014-2015 674 0.9
2013-2014 668 0.9
2012-2013 662 -0.9
2011-2012 668 -0.9
2010-2011 674 3.3
2009-2010 652 2.1
2008-2009 638 2.2
2007-2008 624 4.8
2006-2007 594 3.0
2005-2006 576 3.3
2004-2005 557 -7.7
2003-2004 600 2.2
2002-2003 587 2.6
2001-2002 572 1.4
2000-2001 564 -0.7
1999-2000 568 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Shell Lake School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.9 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 4.3
Black 0.2 8.8
Hispanic 3.9 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 5.4
White 89.6 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, Shell Lake School District had 53.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 21.20
Secondary: 26.22
Total: 53.42

Shell Lake School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.25
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.64
Other Support Services: 19.65


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 Shell Lake School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)1733-6
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High3177-12
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)128PK-2

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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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