La Farge Elementary

Set in La Farge, Wisconsin, La Farge Elementary is a minimally staffed K-5 school, part of La Farge School District. It teaches 83 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 74% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

La Farge Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by La Farge School District, a district that enrolls 262 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, La Farge Elementary lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Vernon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, La Farge Elementary shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at La Farge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Vernon County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), La Farge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Vernon County indicate median household income runs about $71,893, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Vernon County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), La Farge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Farge High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Farge Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.6%.

La Farge Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. La Farge Elementary's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 83). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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