Enrollment
152
Combined
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590003027
Wausau Area Virtual Education
415 Seymour St, Wausau, WI 54403 · (715) 261-0527 · Marathon County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
24 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 26% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 16.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
152
-73 (-32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 56.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 152 | 9.3 | 16.4:1 | 16% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 9.1 | 19.2:1 | 14% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 7.9 | 19.1:1 | 15% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 4 | 56.3:1 | 28% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 30 | 0.7 | 44.1:1 | 30% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 17% (1) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wausau Area Virtual Education.
Since 2017-18: students up 407% (30 to 152); teachers up 1260% (0.7 to 9.3).
About Wausau Area Virtual Education
Wausau Area Virtual Education is a small school serving multiple grade levels in Wausau School District, located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It enrolls 152 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 12. It has 44% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Wisconsin (about 272).
Wausau School District has 7,738 students in 21 schools, and Wausau Area Virtual Education is one of those schools.
About 76% of the student body at Wausau Area Virtual Education is White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Marathon County residents are about 87% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Wausau Area Virtual Education has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1, with 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Wisconsin is 25.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 16% at Wausau Area Virtual Education. Across public schools in Marathon County, the average is 37%.
In Marathon County, the median household earns about $77,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Marathon County has 52 public schools with about 18,592 students, including Wausau Area Virtual Education.
Of the public schools around it, Wausau Area Virtual Education is closest to Hawthorn Hills Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Wausau Area Virtual Education has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Wausau Area Virtual Education falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Wausau Area Virtual Education holds a charter, making it a public charter school. Wausau Area Virtual Education is listed as a virtual school by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Wausau Area Virtual Education enrolled 225 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 152. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (56.3:1).
The allk12 page for Wausau Area Virtual Education lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausau School District
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Wausau
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn Hills Elementary0.8 mi · 227
- Franklin Elementary1.1 mi · 181
- Lincoln Elementary1.1 mi · 204
- John Marshall Elementary1.2 mi · 231
- Grant Elementary1.4 mi · 189
- G D Jones Elementary1.5 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Wausau Area Virtual EducationHow many students attend Wausau Area Virtual Education?
Wausau Area Virtual Education enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Wausau Area Virtual Education serve?
Wausau Area Virtual Education serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wausau Area Virtual Education?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wausau Area Virtual Education is approximately 16.4:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wausau Area Virtual Education?
Wausau Area Virtual Education reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wausau Area Virtual Education public or private?
Wausau Area Virtual Education is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Wausau School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.