Raymond gains, RUSD loses: How enrollment and voucher shifts reshape budgets

Raymond gains, RUSD loses: How enrollment and voucher shifts reshape budgets

RACINE, WI — The ongoing debate over school funding in Wisconsin – general education aid, open enrollment, and vouches, in particular – creates a significant financial impact, albeit in vastly different ways, for the Raymond School District and Racine Unified School District (RUSD). Each district serves unique student populations, but both are experiencing budget pressure as students either opt into or out of their schools, and the funding follo…