The Wisconsin Inter-District Public School Open Enrollment Program. A Report to the Governor and Legislature, 2024-25

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Title: The Wisconsin Inter-District Public School Open Enrollment Program. A Report to the Governor and Legislature, 2024-25
Language: English
Authors: Kari Gensler Santistevan, Brian Sullivan, Contributor, Jennifer Demrow, Contributor, Michael Bormett, Contributor, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 2025.
Availability: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Tel: 800-441-4563; Web site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 37
Publication Date: 2025
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Open Enrollment, Residence Requirements, Transfer Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
Abstract: This report is prepared pursuant to Wisconsin Statute § 118.51(15)(c), as amended in 2011 Wisconsin Act 114, which requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to annually submit a report to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under Wisconsin Statute § 13.172(3). This report covers school year 2024-25 and includes: (1) the number of pupils who applied to attend public school in a nonresident school district under the full-time open enrollment program; (2) the number of applications received under the regular and alternative application procedures, and for the applications received under the alternative application procedure, the number of applications received under each of the criteria listed under the alternative application procedure; (3) the number of applications denied and the basis for the denials; and (4) the number of pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. The report also specifies, separately, the number of pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district whose applications were accepted under the regular application procedure and the alternative application procedure, and for the applications submitted under the alternative application procedures, the number of pupils attending under each of the criteria listed under the alternative application procedure. Data for the report was gathered and compiled through the Open Enrollment Application Log (OPAL), an online application and tracking system in use since the 2008-09 school year.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED680478
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This report is prepared pursuant to Wisconsin Statute § 118.51(15)(c), as amended in 2011 Wisconsin Act 114, which requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to annually submit a report to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under Wisconsin Statute § 13.172(3). This report covers school year 2024-25 and includes: (1) the number of pupils who applied to attend public school in a nonresident school district under the full-time open enrollment program; (2) the number of applications received under the regular and alternative application procedures, and for the applications received under the alternative application procedure, the number of applications received under each of the criteria listed under the alternative application procedure; (3) the number of applications denied and the basis for the denials; and (4) the number of pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. The report also specifies, separately, the number of pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district whose applications were accepted under the regular application procedure and the alternative application procedure, and for the applications submitted under the alternative application procedures, the number of pupils attending under each of the criteria listed under the alternative application procedure. Data for the report was gathered and compiled through the Open Enrollment Application Log (OPAL), an online application and tracking system in use since the 2008-09 school year.