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the nine year span of time from 1996-97 to 2006-07, the School District of
Bruce pupil/teacher ratio was not further reduced and, hence, further
lowered the organization’s staffing cost/ineffectiveness.
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s pupil/teacher ratio in 1996-97 was
13.8/1, a figure that was -1.5 students/1 teacher or -9.8% lower/better than
the average of all Wisconsin school districts in that year (15.3/1). Over the
nine year span of time from 1996-97 to 2006-07, Ladysmith-Hawkins
School District’s pupil/teacher ratio decreased from 13.8/1 to 13.4/1, a
decline of -.4 pupil/teacher or -2.9%. During the same time period, the
pupil/teacher ratio for the average of all Wisconsin school districts declined
from 15.3/1 to 14.7/1, a decrease of -.6 pupil/1 teacher or -3.9%.
TABLE 14-LH
LADYSMITH-HAWKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO
1996-97 / 2006-07
School 1996-97 2001-02 2006-07
Ladysmith-
Hawkins
13.8/1 12.4/1 13.4/1
WI Ave 15.3/1 14.4/1 14.7/1
During the 2006-07 school year, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s
pupil/teacher ratio (13.4/1) trailed (was better than) the average of all
Wisconsin school districts’ pupil/teacher ratio (14.7/1) by -1.3 pupils/1
teacher or -8.8%.
The Project Consultants concluded that Ladysmith-Hawkins School
District’s pupil/teacher ratio improved over the nine year span of time from
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