Summary:
Chetek, Wisconsin has one high school, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High, which serves grades 9–12 in the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District; it enrolls 254 students at 1001 Knapp St, Chetek, WI 54728-9107. Because it is the only high school in the city, parents should compare it with its own past performance, its district, and Wisconsin averages rather than with other Chetek high schools.
Academically, the school’s recent trajectory is a concern. It ranked 102nd out of 431 schools (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024, 174th out of 431 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, and 342nd out of 533 (36th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. The district itself ranks 315th out of 432 (27th percentile, 1 star). In 2024–2025, its 10th-grade proficiency was above the state in all four tested subjects. In 2025–2026, it fell below the state in all four: Social Studies 32.08% vs. 48.25%, English Language Arts 46.55% vs. 48.47%, Mathematics 31.03% vs. 42.93%, and Science 41.38% vs. 43.20%. The largest gaps were Social Studies (-16.17 points) and Math (-11.90 points). District scores also dropped, so this appears district-wide rather than unique to this school.
Other metrics are mixed. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was strong at 96.6%, above the district’s 94.8% and the state’s 92.0%, and the dropout rate was 0.8%, below the state’s 1.1% but above the district’s 0.4%. Chronic absenteeism was high at 29.6%, well above the district’s 22.8% and the state’s 17.3%. The student-teacher ratio is 12.2, per-student spending is $21,875, and 36.61% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. With only 254 students, year-to-year swings can be magnified, so the 2025–2026 decline should be watched over time.
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