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Milwaukee Market Share 2021–22

	2021–2022 Membership	% of Total	Source
MPS Traditional	56,960	53.5%	DPI 2017-2021 Fall Pupil Count Data. Excludes charter enrollment and Open Enrollment transfers in to MPS.
Milwaukee Charter	15,305	14.4%	Via Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools, Feb. 2022 (7,681 MPS and 7,624 Independent)
Milwaukee Voucher	28,770	27.0%	DPI Public and Choice 3rd Friday Headcounts (October 2021)
Milwaukee Open Enrollment Transfers Out	5,402	5.1%	DPI’s Open Enrollment Pupil Transfers and Aid Adjustments (2020-21 file; data for 2021-22 unavailable)
TOTAL	106,437
TOTAL CHOICE	49,477	46.5%

 

State Market Share 2021–22

	2021–2022 Membership	% Share of tax supported options	Source
Public Enrollment (w/o charters and open enrollment)	693,995	80.4%	DPI 2017–2021 Fall Pupil Count Data
Open Enrollment	70,428	8.2%	Open Enrollment Pupil Transfers and Aid Adjustments (2020–21 report) (Data unavailable for 2021–22)
Private Choice Programs	48,919	5.7%	DPI Public and Choice 3rd Friday Headcounts (October 2021)
District and Independent Charters	49,678	5.7%	DPI WISEdata 3rd Friday Snapshot
Total Enrollment	863,020	100%
Total Choice	169,025	19.6%

 

 

Vouchers vs. Public School Funding (line graph)

1. Public school amount is the average of per-member funding in the 2019–2020 school year from https://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/statistical/cost-revenue/comparative-revenue-member (Single-Year Summary Data Files)
2. Voucher amount is average of voucher payment for grades K–8 and 9–12 from the year 2004 to 2021 (found under DPI’s data and reports for the three voucher programs: https://dpi.wi.gov/parental-education-options/choice-programs/data)

 

Milwaukee Students at Top-Rated Schools (bar graph)

1. Department of Public Instruction Report Cards identify schools that “exceed” or “significantly exceed expectations.” https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/.
2. The last school year from which we have reliable data is 2018–19. The following table shows the number of students enrolled at schools that “exceed” or “significantly exceed expectations.” https://schoolchoicewi.org/parental-choice-program-students-have-higher-scoresagain/

 

 

Page Three

Strong Public Support for Two Key Reforms

1. School Choice Wisconsin Statewide Survey Results — Survey results on page 3 of brochure can be found on slide 23.