STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

• Student must reside outside of the city of Milwaukee and the Racine Unified School District
  
  
• Family income cannot exceed 220% of the federal poverty guideline ($58,300 for a family of four in 2021-22), with an additional $7,000 allowed for households with married parents
  
  
• Student must: 
  • Be applying to grades K4, K5, 1 or 9; OR 
  • Meet one of the following requirements for the prior school year: 
    • (a) attended a public school in Wisconsin; 
    • (b) attended school in another state; 
    • (c) was not enrolled in school (includes homeschooled students for the entire prior school year); 
    • (d) participated in the Choice program; or 
    • (e) is on a Choice program waiting list, OR 
    • (f) are applying to the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program and are on any prior year Wisconsin Parental Choice Program waiting list due to a school district enrollment cap
      
      
• Students applying to a school that is governed under an agreement by an existing Choice school governing board do not have to meet the above prior year enrollment requirement for up to the first two years the school is in the program
  
  
• All students must apply for the program every year and must meet program residency requirements
  
  
• A student using a voucher whose family income increases beyond eligibility may continue to attend a private school using a voucher.