Elcho Elementary

Set in Elcho, Wisconsin, Elcho Elementary is a rural-scale elementary-level community, overseen by Elcho School District. It caters to 127 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

Within Elcho School District, which oversees 3 schools and 243 students, Elcho Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Elcho Elementary records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Elcho Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 54.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Langlade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,878 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Langlade County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,184 students), Elcho Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elcho Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Elcho Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elcho Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elcho Elementary has contracted 14%, going from 147 students in 2018 to 127 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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