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Schools in Rusk County, WI

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Schools

1,664

Students

Districts

Top rankedFlambeau High148^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Flambeau High up 158 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Flambeau High 8.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DOC: Flambeau Correctional Center	Public	9-12	N671 County Road M	Hawkins	54530	Rusk County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 585-6394	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	199	19	10.3	98.0%	182 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	16.1	897^th of 1039 public elementary schools	13.7%		25.3	836^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.9%	61				33.3	18.8	35.3				42.9	21.9	29.4				37.5			28.1		$18,736	$1,057	$17,680
Bruce High	Public	9-12	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 868-2585	116	12	9.8	94.8%	109 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	52	278^th of 533 public high schools	47.8%		62.2	151^st of 431 public high schools	65.0%	127	44.0	40.0	40.0															50.0			$16,930	$553	$16,377
Bruce Middle	Public	6-8	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	73	7	10.1	—	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	30.6	494^th of 643 public middle schools	23.2%		53.1	325^th of 628 public middle schools	48.2%	169							39.3	33.3	42.3				39.3	53.3	42.3		46.2			38.5	$20,231	$828	$19,403
Ladysmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E 6th St S	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5464	328	29	11.2	66.5%	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	31.1	791^st of 1039 public elementary schools	23.9%		20.8	871^st of 1044 public elementary schools	16.6%	80				37.0	41.7	30.6				47.8	22.2	46.9				54.1			48.7		$15,121	$764	$14,357
Ladysmith High	Public	9-12	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5531	255	19	13.1	50.6%	225 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	29.5	410^th of 533 public high schools	23.1%		29	339^th of 431 public high schools	21.3%	71	44.8	24.1	31.0															24.5			$16,255	$657	$15,597
Ladysmith Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5531	144	15	9.7	67.4%	126 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	53.8	320^th of 643 public middle schools	50.2%		65.1	219^th of 628 public middle schools	65.1%	101							38.5	52.5	55.0				44.2	65.0	67.5		65.0			60.0	$17,793	$1,044	$16,749
Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	188	17	11.1	71.3%	177 (94.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	787^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.3%		39.9	731^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.0%	56				36.7	38.1	35.5				40.0	47.6	46.7				52.4			42.9		$19,600	$1,537	$18,063
Flambeau High	Public	9-12	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5559	129	16	8.2	51.9%	124 (96.1%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.4	148^th of 533 public high schools	72.2%		36.9	306^th of 431 public high schools	29.0%	158	62.9	40.0	51.4															52.4			$19,538	$289	$19,249
Flambeau Middle	Public	6-8	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	115	8	13.8	65.2%	113 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	500^th of 643 public middle schools	22.2%		18.6	528^th of 628 public middle schools	15.9%	28							50.0	8.8	48.5				50.0	5.9	35.3		64.7			41.2	$15,955	$1,592	$14,363
Shiloh Christian School	Private, Mennonite	1-10	W7385 County Road I	Conrath	54731	Rusk County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 532-5700	28	3	9.3	—	0 (0.0%)	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North Cedar Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	1500 Port Arthur Rd Ste 1c	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 532-0201	15	6	2.5	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Our Lady Of Sorrows School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	105 Washington Ave	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 532-3232	74	6	9.4	—	54 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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