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ISSUES > Education > School Choice
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School Choice Status
- Public school choice: Interdistrict mandatory
- State constitution: Blaine amendment and compelled-support language
- Charter school law: Established 1993
Strength of law: Strong
Number of charter schools in operation (2005): 160
Number of students enrolled in charter schools (2005): 28,073
- Publicly funded private school choice: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
- Home-school law: Low regulation
K-12 Public Schools and Students (2002-2003)
- Public school enrollment : 881,231
- Students enrolled per teacher (2001-2002): 14.7
- Number of schools (2000-2001): 2,180
- Number of districts: 426
- Current expenditures: $7,934,755,000
- Current per-pupil expenditure: $9,004
- Amount of revenue from the federal government: 4.8%
K-12 Public School Teachers (2002-2003)
- Number of teachers: 59,442
- Average salary: $41,617
K-12 Private Schools (2001-2002)
- Private school enrollment: 141,812
- Number of schools: 1,066
- Number of teachers: 10,424
K-12 Public and Private School Student Academic Performance
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NAEP Tests
Wisconsin Student
Performance
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State (National)
2005 Math
Scale = 0-500
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State (National)
2005 Science
Scale = 0-300
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State (National)
2005 Reading
Scale = 0-500
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4th Grade
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8th Grade
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4th Grade
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8th Grade
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4th Grade
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8th Grade
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Average Scale Score
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241 (237)
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285 (278)
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158 (151)
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158 (149)
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221 (217)
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266 (260)
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Advanced
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5% (5%)
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7% (6%)
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3% (3%)
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5% (3%)
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7% (7%)
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3% (3%)
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Proficient
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35% (30%)
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29% (23%)
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32% (29%)
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34% (29%)
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26% (23%)
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31% (26%)
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Basic
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43% (44%)
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40% (39%)
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42% (68%)
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32% (59%)
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34% (33%)
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42% (42%)
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Below Basic
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16% (21%)
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24% (32%)
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23% (32%)
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30% (41%)
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33% (38%)
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23% (29%)
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State Contacts
Institute for the Transformation of Learning
Dr. Howard Fuller, Founder and Director
Marquette University
750 North 18th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-2109
Phone: (414) 288-5775
Fax: (414) 288-6199
Website:
www.itlmuonline.com/
E-mail: howard@baeo.org
Milwaukee Chapter, Black Alliance for Educational Options
Deborah McGriff, Board Chair
3290 North 44th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Phone: (414) 444-6086
Fax: www.baeo.org E-mail: dmmcgriff@aol.com
Partners Advancing Values in Education (PAVE)
Mr. Dan McKinley, President and CEO
135 W. Wells St.
Suite 850
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 263-2970
Fax: 414-263-2975
Website:
www.pave.org
E-mail: dan@pave.org
School Choice Wisconsin
Susan Mitchell, President
2025 North Summit Avenue, Suite 103
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 319-9160
Fax: (414) 765-0220
Website:
www.SchoolChoiceInfo.org; www.SchoolChoiceWI.org
E-mail: SCW@parentchoice.org; mitchell@parentchoice.org
Wisconsin Christian Home Educators Association
P. O. Box 320458
Franklin, WI 53132
Phone: (414) 425-6324
Website:
www.wisconsinchea.com
E-mail: jang@wisconsinchea.com
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute
P.O. Box 487
Thiensville, WI 53092
Phone: (262) 242-6409
Fax: (262) 242-6459
Website:
www.wpri.org
E-mail: wpri@wpri.org
Wisconson State CAPE
Dr. G. Brett Arnold, Executive Director
Wisconsin Council of Religious & Independent Schools
437 South Yellowstone Dr, Suite 205
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: (608) 204-0790
Fax: (608) 204-0796 E-mail: gbarnold@wcris.org
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