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Chetek, Wisconsin - 4 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District #132 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,215 per pupil, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District ranks #89 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
962
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,215
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District operates 4 public schools serving 962 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Barron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,215 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.4% local, 29.2% state, and 8.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #132 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 448.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary accounts for 44.6% of all Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 429 students (highest), a spread of 392 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District?
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 962 students.
How much does Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District spend per student?
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District spends $16,215 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #132 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District?
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District students are 93.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District?
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #132 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.