Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River

Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Eagle River, Wisconsin, part of Northland Pines School District. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Northland Pines School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,512 students. Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Vilas County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 52.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Vilas County shows median household income runs about $68,431, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Vilas County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,771 students), Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River is one campus in the mix.

Northland Pines Middle and High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River has rose 7%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025.

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