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WPCP Student Eligibility


The student must reside in Wisconsin and outside the city of Milwaukee and Racine Unified School District. A new student must have a family income less than or equal to the WPCP income limits. Continuing students and students on a WPCP prior year waiting list are not required to meet income limits.

The student must also (1) be applying to grades K4, K5, 1 or 9, OR (2) meet one of the following prior year attendance requirements: (a) attended a public school in Wisconsin, (b) attended school in another state, (c) was not enrolled in school (includes homeschooled students for the entire prior school year), (d) participated in the MPCP, RPCP or WPCP, (e) been on a MPCP, RPCP or WPCP waiting list, OR (3) applying to the WPCP and on any prior year WPCP waiting list in 2015-16 or later due to a school district enrollment cap.