Lakeland Union High School

Lakeland Union High School, doing business as Lakeland High School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Minocqua, Wisconsin, that operates as a recipient of federal grants for K–12 education funding and school safety programs. The institution does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor; all federal transacting occurs through grant awards and sub-awards flowing from state and federal education agencies.

Lakeland High School's federal footprint centers on three recurring education and school safety grant programs administered by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program. As a prime grant recipient, the school district receives ongoing funding under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), which compensates for revenue lost due to federally connected children whose families do not contribute to the local property tax base; the most recent Impact Aid award of $1,163,988 runs through September 30, 2031. The school district also receives annual Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (CFDA 84.044) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. On October 1, 2025, the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Lakeland High School $500,000 under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) for a three-year project running through September 30, 2028, to implement evidence-based school safety improvements including coordination with local law enforcement, security technology deployment, metal detectors, locks, lighting, and expedited emergency notification systems.

As a sub-recipient, Lakeland High School receives pass-through funding from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (CFDA 84.010), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B formula programs (CFDA 84.027 and 84.173). The sub-award activity reflects monthly NSLP distributions and periodic IDEA and Title I allocations, with sub-awards spanning from July 2023 through July 2026.

The school district's customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for 42 of 69 total awards, followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (16 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards), and single awards from the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. Activity has grown from one award in 2022 to a peak of fifteen awards in 2025, with eight awards recorded in 2026 as of mid-July. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $18.4 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, recurring funding through established grant programs with minimal near-term recompete exposure.