Part Time Instructional Minutes: Pupil Count for Membership/School Finance
Wisconsin School Finance Portal (WiSFiP): Dual Reporting for the 2025-26 SY
In an effort to simplify the process of data collection for district personnel responsible for the PI 1563 pupil counts, DPI is moving to dual reporting through WiSFiP and SAFR for the 2025-26 school year. All districts, state wide, will dual report in the 2025-26 school year.
Part Time Instructional Minutes are collected for students who are primarily attending private school, or who are primarily homeschooled, but are attending either the resident, or a nonresident district, part time for up to 2 courses. One example could refer to a home based private schooled (homeschooled) student who is taking art and gym classes from their local public school.
NOTE: In order for data to be entered into WiSFiP, the user must hold the WISEsecure role, "Student Data Administrator." To gain this role, reach out to your District Security Administrator (DSA). Your DSA can assign you the proper role to WiSFiP via WISEsecure.
USES: Part Time Instructional Minutes are used to determine accountability reporting for funding.
FAQs, Details, and Points to Note
- Primarily Homeschooled Students: Students in grades K-12 whose primary enrollment is in home-based private education (homeschool) settings, in any grade, may attend a residents or non-resident district for up to two classes. TThe resident or non-resident district they attend receives State aid based on FTE.
- Homeschool Student Attending their Resident District: Per Wis. Stat. §121.004(7)(e), FTE for Part Time Resident Home-School Pupils is equal to the aggregate number of hours scheduled for the student divided by the full-time hours of attendance at each grade level. Resident district should:
- Submit the enrollment record for the student
- Residency Status for these students would be (R - HOME)
- Enrollment Type for this situation would be ( C ) Coursework
- Add up the instructional minutes of each class, convert to FTE, and include the FTE in their SIS. For example, Band – 30 min (A days); Art – 30 min (B days) → Instructional hours = 30 + 30 = 60 mins or 1 hour.
- Homeschool Student Attending a Nonresident District: Per Wis. Stat. §121.004(7)(em), home school students taking classes at a non-resident district are counted as .25 FTE if the student is taking one class and .5 if the student is taking two classes. Nonresident (attending) district should:
- Submit the enrollment record for the student
- Residency Status for these students would be (NR - HOME)
- Enrollment Type for this situation would be ( C ) Coursework
- Non-resident, home-schooled pupils taking courses in a public school in the district will be counted by the district of attendance for General Aid membership, as follows: 0.25 FTE per course per pupil, up to a maximum of 0.50 FTE (two courses) per pupil.
- Homeschool Student Attending their Resident District: Per Wis. Stat. §121.004(7)(e), FTE for Part Time Resident Home-School Pupils is equal to the aggregate number of hours scheduled for the student divided by the full-time hours of attendance at each grade level. Resident district should:
- Primarily Private Schooled Students: Students in grades 9-12 whose primary enrollment is in a private school setting may attend their resident district or a non-resident district for up to two classes. The resident district they attend receives State aid based on FTE.
- Private School Student Attending their Resident District: Per Wis. Stat. §118.145(4), a pupil enrolled in a private school or a pupil enrolled in a tribal school, who has met the standards for admission to high school under sub. (1), may take up to 2 courses during each school semester in their resident district. The resident district should:
- Submit an enrollment record for the student
- Add up the instructional minutes of each class, convert to FTE, and include the FTE in their SIS. For example, Band – 30 min (A days); Art – 30 min (B days) → Instructional hours = 30 + 30 = 60 mins or 1 hour.
- Enrollment Type for this situation would be ( C ) Coursework
- Residency Status for these students would be (R - PRIVATE)
- Private School Student Attending a Non-Resident District: Per Wis. Stat. §118.145(4),
Non-resident, private school pupils may not be included here. Only home school students may attend a non-resident district part time.
- Private School Student Attending their Resident District: Per Wis. Stat. §118.145(4), a pupil enrolled in a private school or a pupil enrolled in a tribal school, who has met the standards for admission to high school under sub. (1), may take up to 2 courses during each school semester in their resident district. The resident district should:
If you have WiSFiP Pupil Count questions, contact the DPI School Finance Services (SFS) Team
by email (dpifin@dpi.wi.gov) or by phone (608) 267-9114.
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