Student enrollment in private voucher school programs up 8 percent from last year

Almost 2,700 more students are enrolling in private voucher school programs, up about 8 percent from last year, according to preliminary enrollment figures from DPI.

In all, 36,249 students across the three programs in Wisconsin — Racine, Milwaukee and one operating statewide — are receiving vouchers, up from 33,565 students last year. Through each program, students are able to receive taxpayer-f...