Other / mixed grade configuration · Chetek, WI

Link2learn Virtual Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Link2learn Virtual Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 550006102897Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Link2learn Virtual Charter School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Wisconsin.

#4 of 4
public schools in Chetek · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
56.0%
free-lunch eligible
37
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Link2learn Virtual Charter School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Chetek, WI.

Enrollment

37

Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

56.0%

vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg

+45% vs state

What stands out at Link2learn Virtual Charter School

Link2learn Virtual Charter School is a higher-need, small charter combined-grade school in Chetek, Wisconsin, enrolling 37 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 56.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Wisconsin schools, with 37 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.

Among 25 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Wisconsin schools statewide, it ranks #19, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).

Among Chetek's public schools, it stands alongside Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary (429 students): Link2learn Virtual Charter School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District also operates Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary (429 students) and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High (254 students) alongside Link2learn Virtual Charter School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Link2learn Virtual Charter School compares

Link2learn Virtual Charter School on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wisconsin Wisconsin avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 56.0% ▲ 45% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 37 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

37
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
56.0%
free-lunch eligible - 45% above the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$16,215
per pupil, district-wide - above Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 94.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Two or More 2.7%

Largest group: White at 94.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.4, Link2learn Virtual Charter School is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District, which includes Link2learn Virtual Charter School.

$16,215
Per student
+9%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.4%
State 29.2%
Federal 8.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Link2learn Virtual Charter School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Link2learn Virtual Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Chetek

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Link2learn Virtual Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Link2learn Virtual Charter School

How many students attend Link2learn Virtual Charter School?

Link2learn Virtual Charter School has 37 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chetek, WI.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Link2learn Virtual Charter School?

56.0% of students at Link2learn Virtual Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Link2learn Virtual Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Link2learn Virtual Charter School is White at 94.6% of enrollment, in Chetek, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Link2learn Virtual Charter School?

Link2learn Virtual Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Link2learn Virtual Charter School rank among public schools in Chetek?

By Resource Investment Index, Link2learn Virtual Charter School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Chetek, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chetek on the city page.

Is Link2learn Virtual Charter School a good school?

Link2learn Virtual Charter School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Wisconsin. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District?

Besides Link2learn Virtual Charter School, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District also operates Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary (429 students), Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High (254 students), and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle (204 students). See the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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