Original Research by School Decision on Link2learn Virtual Charter School
Link2Learn Virtual Charter School is a public virtual charter school serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is part of the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District, based in Chetek, Wisconsin. The school operates as a regular public school with a charter designation, meaning it is publicly funded but operates with a specific educational model approved by its authorizer. Its enrollment is small, and the student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and a very small share of students identifying as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Because this is a virtual school, the typical classroom setting is replaced by online instruction. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, and its enrollment is spread across those grades, with the largest numbers in the upper high school grades. The school is part of the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District, which serves the communities of Chetek and the surrounding area. Chetek itself is a small city in Barron County, situated on a chain of six lakes, with a tourism and recreation economy. The area has a small-town feel, with lakefront activity, festivals, and a mix of residential and seasonal visitors. The district also covers the Town of Chetek, which has a similar rural, lake-oriented character.
State testing data for Link2Learn Virtual Charter School was suppressed for all subjects and grade levels. This means that the number of students tested was too small to report publicly, a common situation for a school with a very small enrollment. Because the data is suppressed, there is no available information on how students at this school performed on the Wisconsin Forward assessments in math, English language arts, science, or social studies. A parent considering this school would want to discuss academic progress and assessment participation directly with the school, as the public record does not provide this information.
The school serves all grades from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, and because it is a full K-12 virtual charter, it does not have a traditional graduation rate reported in the data. The school's enrollment is very small, and the student body is almost entirely white. A little under a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a measure of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
The school is located in Chetek, a small city in Barron County known for its chain of six lakes and a tourism and recreation economy. The area has a small-town feel, with a mix of residential living and seasonal visitors drawn by the lakes, campgrounds, and festivals. Housing values in the area are below the state median, and the homeownership rate is high. The community experienced a slight population decline between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, though recent estimates suggest stabilization. The district itself did not have any recent parent-relevant changes, such as referendums or curriculum shifts, reported in publicly available sources.
For a family considering Link2Learn, the central question is whether a fully virtual, small-enrollment public charter school fits their child's learning needs. The school offers a full K-12 pathway, but because testing data is suppressed, there is no public record of academic performance on state assessments. The school's small size means that course offerings, extracurriculars, and support services may be limited compared to a larger brick-and-mortar school. A parent would want to ask the school directly about curriculum, teacher interaction, pacing, and how the school supports students who may need additional help. The virtual model means the student learns from home, which can be a good fit for families seeking flexibility or for students who thrive outside a traditional classroom, but it also means the student misses the in-person social and extracurricular environment of a physical school. The school is part of a small, rural district, and the surrounding community of Chetek offers a quiet, lake-oriented setting.
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