Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 115.28 (54m), Racine Unified School District is required to post all educational opportunities available to children in our community, including public schools, private schools participating in the Parental Choice Program, charter schools, virtual schools, as well as open enrollment. Please be aware each of these programs have specific criteria, restrictions, and availability. More information is below.
Racine Unified School District
Virtual Learning
RUSD Virtual Learning
Early Learning and Elementary Schools
Bull Early Education Center (BEEC)
Dr. Jones Elementary
Fratt Elementary
Goodland Montessori
Jefferson Lighthouse
Julian Thomas Elementary
Knapp Elementary
Olympia Brown Elementary
Red Apple Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
S.C. Johnson Elementary
Schulte Elementary
Wadewitz Elementary
West Ridge Elementary
K-8 Schools
Gifford K-8
Gilmore Fine Arts
Jerstad-Agerholm K-8
Mitchell K-8
Middle School
Starbuck IB School
6-12 Schools
The R.E.A.L. School
Walden III (Grades 6-12)
High Schools
Case High School
Horlick High School
Park High School
Alternative Learning
Racine Alternative Learning
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program
Wisconsin DPI Private School Choice Programs
Enrollment in a private school participating in the Wisconsin parental choice program. The following participating private schools are located within the District’s boundaries, and their accountability score is provided.
CERT School
Concordia Lutheran School
EverGreen Academy
Hope Christian School: Via
Lutheran High
Racine Christian School
Renaissance School
Saint John’s Lutheran School
Siena Catholic Schools of Racine
Trinity Lutheran School LC-MS
Trinity Lutheran School Wisconsin Synod
Wisconsin Lutheran School
Charter Schools
Virtual Schools
RUSD Virtual Learning
Wisconsin DPI Virtual Schools
Home School
Wisconsin DPI Home-Based Private Education Program
Open Enrollment
The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.
Special Needs
Special Needs Scholarship Program
Early College Credit & Start College Now District Liaison
Connie Gardner
Secretary - Chief Academic Office and Office of Curriculum and Instruction
connie.gardner@rusd.org
Youth Apprenticeship
RUSD offers many career and technical education programs including Youth Apprenticeship.
Click here to learn more!
Start College Now vs. Early College Credit
| Provision |
Early College Credit Program (NEW) Effective 7/1/18 |
Start College Now (NEW) Effective 7/1/18 |
| Eligible Students |
Students attending Wisconsin public and |
Students attending Wisconsin public schools, not concurrently enrolled in Early College Credit Program. |
| Eligible Grades |
9 - 12 |
11 & 12 |
| Eligible Institutions |
Collectively referred to as “Institutions of Includes UW System institutions, |
Collectively referred to as “Institutions of Higher Education” (IHE) Includes only Wisconsin technical colleges. |
| Inapplicability | Certain courses taught through the UW System and Private and non-profit institutions of higher education are excluded from eligibility. Please see 2017 Assembly Bill 805 for more information. | |
| Eligible Semesters |
Fall, spring and summer |
Fall and spring only |
