Park Falls Elementary

Set in Park Falls, Wisconsin, Park Falls Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, part of Chequamegon School District. It teaches 290 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Park Falls Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Chequamegon School District, a district that teaches 639 students overall.

On demographics, Park Falls Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Pacific Islander, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Price County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Park Falls Elementary reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Park Falls Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Price County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Park Falls Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Price County indicate median household income runs about $60,546, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Park Falls Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Price County (combined enrollment of about 1,464 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chequamegon High, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Park Falls Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Park Falls Elementary has shrank 3%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 79% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.