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C+

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Chetek, Chetek, Prairie Lake, Dovre, Sioux Creek, Sand Creek, Rusk, Stubbs, Big Bend, Strickland and Weyerhaeuser, and parts of Sampson, Auburn and Sumner.

Chetek’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
924
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,821
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
The gist

What stands out about Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Chetek 2,152C+Chetek 1,756B−Prairie Lake 1,670Dovre 805Sioux Creek 693Sand Creek 603Rusk 569Stubbs 535Big Bend 418Strickland 278Weyerhaeuser 232

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chetek. Grade by grade →

PK–5Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn ElementaryThis district
6–8Chetek-Weyerhaeuser MiddleThis district
9–12Chetek-Weyerhaeuser HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.7% · 480 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 53 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,821 per student · 10% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 36%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
962’20
943’21
952’22
956’23
924’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chetek
B+
429 students13:1
Link2Learn Virtual Charter School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Chetek
37 students
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chetek
B
204 students13:1
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chetek
C
254 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Barron Area School DistrictDallas, Maple Grove, Wilson
$17,212per student
Bruce School DistrictAtlanta, Bruce, Thornapple
$17,617per student
Colfax School DistrictGrant, Wilson
$15,671per student
Bloomer School DistrictBloomer, Cooks Valley
$13,543per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.