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Private school vouchers make up a large share of West Allis–West Milwaukee levy; cap removal next year raises uncertainty
Summary
District staff told the board private school vouchers account for roughly $9.5 million of the district’s proposed $56.27 million levy; Mr. Norris warned the 2025–26 budget year is the last with a voucher enrollment cap and next year’s un-capped environment is uncertain.
Private school vouchers — the state’s parental-choice payments to private schools — accounted for a substantial portion of the district’s projected tax levy during Monday’s budget hearing, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Norris told the board.
The district’s staff told trustees that of the proposed $56.27 million tax levy, roughly $9.5 million is money that is passed through to pay private school vouchers. Because the state treats voucher payments as “pass-through” dollars, the district described the payments as an expense in the local levy: “Of the $56 million, just under $9.5 [million] of it are private vouchers,” Mr. Norris said.
Why it matters: Voucher pass-through payments reduce the funds available for district programs funded through the levy and change how taxpayers’ school-property dollars are allocated. Mr.…
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