Badger Link

Badger Link

BadgerLink is supported by the Department of Public Instruction to provide Wisconsin residents access to quality online information in cooperation with the state’s library community. To access these resources you must either use a Wisconsin Internet provider or get a password from the public library.

This resource includes the following search tools:

Searchasaurus (EBSCO's search engine for kids)
Magazines and Journals (EBSCOhost Web)
Newspapers (ProQuest Newsstand) | Wisconsin Newsstand
African American Biographical Database (AABD)
Lit FINDER (Roth Publishing)
TeachingBooks (Requires free registration and sign-in)
Encyclopedia Britannica

In addition, the site includes several general resource links including WISCAT, the online catalog of Wisconsin library holdings. This service is free to all site visitors.

District Statistics

Student Enrollment:
12,720 students

20% minority students,
22% students qualify for free or reduced meals
39 languages spoken by students
12% special education students
Bilingual programming (Spanish language) in three elementary schools
English-as-a-second language programming (all languages) at one elementary school, one middle school and one high school.

Schools: 28 schools

14 elementary schools (grades 4K-5)
3 middle schools (grades 6-8)
3 high schools (grades 9-12)
6 charter schools

Graduation rate: 97% of high school students

Graduation requirements: 25 high school credits to graduate (state requires 21 credits).

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