Wisconsin
School Choice Programs
Wisconsin offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including five private school choice programs, charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and inter-district and intra-district public school choice via open enrollment policies.
Available School Choice Programs
Individual Tax Credit/Deduction(1 program)
Voucher(4 programs)
Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Milwaukee families that earn up to 300% of the Federal Poverty Level qualify to receive vouchers. Once a student receives a voucher, that student is able to keep it, regardless of his or her family’s future income. Voucher students are allowed to attend any in-state private school participating in the program.
Parental Choice Program (Statewide)
Wisconsin’s statewide Parental Choice Program offers school vouchers to students whose families meet certain income qualifications and are not assigned to the Milwaukee Public Schools or Racine Unified school districts.
Parental Private School Choice Program (Racine)
The Racine Parental Choice Program provides vouchers to any income-qualified child, who meets prior public school enrollment requirements, to pay for tuition and fees at the school of their choice.
Special Needs Scholarship Program
Wisconsin’s Special Needs Scholarship Program provides vouchers designated specifically for students with disabilities to attend private school.
Private School Choice
Wisconsin has five private school choice programs, four school vouchers and an individual tax deduction. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools. * Wisconsin Individual Tax Credit/Deduction [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/wisconsin-k-12-private-school-tuition-deduction/) * Wisconsin Voucher [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/wisconsin-milwaukee-parental-choice-program/) * Wisconsin Voucher [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/wisconsin-parental-choice-program-statewide/) * Wisconsin Voucher [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/wisconsin-parental-private-school-choice-program-racine/) * Wisconsin Voucher [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/wisconsin-special-needs-scholarship-program/)
Public School Choice
Wisconsin allows parents to transfer to traditional public schools outside and within their district via two open enrollment policies. Wisconsin also has magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Wisconsin has many charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.
Home School Choice
Parents have to follow certain laws in Wisconsin when homeschooling their children.
State Statistics
5
Total Programs
2
Program Types
58,623
Total Students Participating