Regular local school district · Washburn County
Shell Lake School District, WI: schools, enrollment and spending
Shell Lake School District runs 3 public schools with 584 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Wisconsin figure of 14.0.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 584
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- WI: 14.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, WI 54871
- Phone
- (715)468-7816
- County
- Washburn County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5513710
- State district ID
- WI-5306
- Total staff (FTE)
- 104
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 292 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.2
Wisconsin14.0
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (584), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $11.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $907,000
- State revenue
- $4.7 million
- Local revenue
- $5.7 million
- Total spending
- $11.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $19,683
- Salaries
- $5.3 million45.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $13.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.0%
- State: 41.2%
- Local: 50.7%
Wisconsin overall
- Federal: 8.3%
- State: 45.0%
- Local: 46.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$19,683
Wisconsin$16,827
United States$16,826
Schools in Shell Lake School District
By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) | Elementary | 3 to 6 | 153 | 10.2 |
| Shell Lake Junior/Senior High | High | 7 to 12 | 300 | 13.6 |
| Shell Lake Primary (K-2) | Elementary | PK to 2 | 131 | 10.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Washburn County
- Spooner Area School District 1,000 students
- Northwood School District 296 students
- Birchwood School District 217 students
More in Wisconsin
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.