White Lake Elementary

White Lake Elementary operates as a rural-scale primary school in White Lake, Wisconsin, one of the schools within White Lake School District. Current enrollment sits at 105 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 67% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 3 schools in White Lake School District (172 students total), White Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, White Lake Elementary logs that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest comes out to 10% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at White Lake Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, White Lake Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.4%; White Lake Elementary posts 65.2%, +16.8 points above that line.

Around the school, Langlade County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,878, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Langlade County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,184 students), of which White Lake Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is White Lake Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts White Lake Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.5%.

White Lake Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at White Lake Elementary has expanded 24%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 82%.

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