A private Christian school in Milwaukee has grown over the last five years to become the largest recipient of funding through Wisconsin’s Private School Choice Programs.
Academy of Excellence will receive more than $40 million in taxpayer dollars this year, a 45 percent increase over last year’s payment from the state.
The second largest recipient is St. Augustine Preparatory Academy in Milwaukee, which received about $24 million this year. Most of private schools receiving state choice funding receive less than $5 million a year.
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