Wisconsin Personal Finance Standards & Graduation Requirements

Wisconsin requires a half credit of personal financial literacy to graduate, beginning with the class of 2028.

The requirement is set by 2023 Wisconsin Act 60.

Takes effect: Applies to students entering grade 9 in 2024-25.

One-half (0.5) credit personal financial literacy.

Wisconsin's requirement is a standalone course requirement.

In practice that means a dedicated class of its own, taken for credit, rather than a few personal finance lessons folded into another subject.

The Class of 2028 is the first graduating class that has to meet it, so earlier classes are not held to the requirement.

Timeline: Applies to students entering grade 9 in 2024-25.

If you are planning a course now, that timeline is the window to have curriculum in place before Wisconsin starts holding students to it.

Wisconsin Standards for Personal Financial Literacy (DPI).

Rapunzl's curriculum is built on the Council for Economic Education's six pillars: Earning Income, Spending, Saving, Investing, Managing Credit, and Managing Risk. Those pillars map to every strand in the framework, which is why the same course can satisfy standards that are worded differently from one state to the next.

Yes. Rapunzl's modules and real-time investing simulator cover the CEE six pillars, and those pillars crosswalk to the Wisconsin strands listed on this page.

Students learn by making real decisions with a simulated $10,000 portfolio priced on live market data, and teachers get an educator dashboard with grade export, materials in English and Spanish, and screen-reader accessibility.

Request a demo and we'll send the Wisconsin standards crosswalk along with classroom access.