La Pointe Elementary

La Pointe Elementary operates as a very small elementary campus in La Pointe, Wisconsin, operated by Bayfield School District. Current enrollment sits at 11 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 97% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 4 schools in Bayfield School District (415 students total), La Pointe Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, La Pointe Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% multiracial, 9% Black. By comparison, Ashland County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, La Pointe Elementary has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Ashland County's rate of about 56%.

Zooming out to the county, Ashland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,462 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ashland County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,352 students), of which La Pointe Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bayfield Elementary, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around La Pointe Elementary.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 27%: 15 students in 2018 compared to 11 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 0% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the La Pointe Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.