📍 3350 V Hickey Rd, Rhinelander, Oneida County, 54501
Pelican Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rhinelander, Oneida County. The school has 282 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rhinelander School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelican Elementary enrolls 282 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 282 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pelican Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 12, state house district 34.
Pelican Elementary is one of 6 schools in Rhinelander School District, based in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,295 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 282 students, Pelican Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe