Lake Holcombe School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Lake Holcombe, Willard, Birch Creek, Ruby and Washington, and parts of Sampson and Estella.

At a glance

244Students enrolled

3Schools

5Towns served

$22,044Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

50%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Lake HolcombeWillardBirch CreekRubyWashington

Grades PK–5

Holcombe Elementary106 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Holcombe Middle52 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 9–12

Holcombe High86 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades PK–5

Holcombe Elementary106 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Holcombe Middle52 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 9–12

Holcombe High86 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades PK–5

Holcombe Elementary106 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Holcombe Middle52 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 9–12

Holcombe High86 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades PK–5

Holcombe Elementary106 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Holcombe Middle52 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 9–12

Holcombe High86 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades PK–5

Holcombe Elementary106 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Holcombe Middle52 students · HolcombeThis district

Grades 9–12

Holcombe High86 students · HolcombeThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs WI

Math proficiency22%

State average 37.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 90.1% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,044

per student each year · 34% above the WI average

Spending

Classroom instruction42%

Support & administration41%

Other17%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)58%

State27%

Federal14%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 3 years

267’22

270’23

244’24

Students

White · 98%238

Hispanic · 1%2

Asian · 1%2

Two or more races · 1%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lake Holcombe1,125 people

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Willard522 people

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Birch Creek503 people

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Ruby499 people

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Washington440 people

Also covers small parts of Sampson and Estella.

Schools3 in district

Holcombe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 106 students · Holcombe

Lake Holcombe MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 52 students · Holcombe

Holcombe HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 86 students · Holcombe

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Cornell School DistrictArthur · Cleveland · Colburn + 1 more · $15,092 per student

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Bloomer School DistrictBloomer · Cleveland · $13,543 per student

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Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictBig Bend · Dovre · Rusk · $14,821 per student

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Flambeau School DistrictGrow · Marshall · $18,300 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.