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C+
Schools in Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District

Chetek’s public schools score below 58% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Chetek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 0 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
887 students on the public path
In brief

Chetek’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 968 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chetek’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,821 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle, then Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Link2Learn Virtual Charter School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Chetek’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 42% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (968)Better than 55%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 480 test results could put Chetek anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Chetek’s students in the tested grades sat them (480 in math, 479 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chetek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn ElementaryChetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictB+
6–8Chetek-Weyerhaeuser MiddleChetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictB
9–12Chetek-Weyerhaeuser HighChetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictC

Chetek’s public schools are run by Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District, which also serves Big Bend, Chetek, Dovre and Prairie Lake and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 924 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,821WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 480 students tested

Chetek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Chetek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChetekC+Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Prairie LakeB−Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12 · Cameron PK–12

Every school in Chetek

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Chetekby address
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
429 students13:1Rate it →
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
204 students13:1Rate it →
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High
High · Grades 9–12
C
254 students12:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Cheteknot counted as local schools
Link2Learn Virtual Charter School
Grades PK–12
CharterOnline
37 studentsRate it →

Questions about Chetek’s schools

Are Chetek’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chetek children attend score below 58% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chetek in?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 924 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Chetek kids go to high school?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High, with 254 students; its own test results earn a C.

How much does Chetek spend per student?

$14,821 in Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.