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The Project Consultants concluded that the School District of Bruce’s
enrollment losses to non-public school and home school settings have had
an impact on the school district’s student enrollment base and finances.
The Project Consultants concluded that Ladysmith-Hawkins School
District’s enrollment losses to non-public school and home school settings
have had an impact on the school district’s student enrollment base and
finances, though the educational enterprise fares much better in reenrolling
non-public school students at the high school level.
The Project Consultants concluded that Weyerhaeuser Area School
District’s enrollment losses to non-public and home school settings have
been negligible in their student and/or financial impact on the organization.
2.8 Census Information
The Project Consultants reviewed demographic information from the United
States Census Bureau and the State of Wisconsin on Rusk County—as
well as the Village of Bruce, City of Ladysmith, Village of Hawkins, and the
Village of Weyerhaeuser—to ascertain whether or not conditions existed
which would be likely to reverse trends experienced by the School District
of Bruce, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District, and Weyerhaeuser Area
School District.
The population of Rusk County declined from 15,347 residents in 2000 to
15,054 residents in 2006, a loss of -293 residents or -1.9%. During that
span of time, the State of Wisconsin’s population increased by +3.6%. The
2004 median household income in Rusk County was $34,468 (State of
Wisconsin was $46,142). In 2004, the number of individuals living below
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