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Schools in Rusk

Rusk’s public schools

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rusk. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
887 students on the public path
In brief

Rusk’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rusk’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rusk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementaryin ChetekB+
6–8Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middlein ChetekB
9–12Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Highin ChetekC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School 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

Rusk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rusk—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Big Bend—Bruce PK–12 · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12
ChetekC+Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Sampson—New Auburn
Strickland—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area

3 of the 4 neighbors share Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area with Rusk, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Rusk

3 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).

Also serving Ruskin other towns
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chetek
B+
429 students13:1Rate it →
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chetek
B
204 students13:1Rate it →
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chetek
C
254 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rusk’s schools

Are Rusk’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rusk. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rusk. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rusk in?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District.

Where do Rusk kids go to high school?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.