In-School Branches

Wisconsin credit unions drive youth financial education by supervising 100+ fully functioning credit unions run by students inside schools and youth centers in Wisconsin and neighboring states. Their purpose is to teach young people a regular habit of saving.

The branches have been applauded as a best practice for financial education, not only because they have been proven effective, but because they help advance standards for financial education at no cost to schools or taxpayers. Credit unions helped enact state law requiring students to learn basic competencies in personal finance.

As institutions owned by all members instead of a small group of investors, credit unions offer programs like this as a way of returning their earnings to the members and communities they serve.

By city, youth-run branches are operating in:

Abbotsford

Abbotsford Elementary School

Amery

Amery High School

Antigo

Antigo Middle School

Appleton

Appleton East High School
Appleton North High School
Appleton West High School
Badger Elementary School
Kaleidoscope Academy

Balsam Lake

Unity Elementary School
Unity Middle School
Unity High School

Black River Falls

Black River Falls High School

Brillion

Brillion High School

Chippewa Falls

Chippewa Falls Middle School
Halmstad Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School
Parkview Elementary School
Southview Elementary School
Stillson Elementary School

Colby

Colby Elementary
Colby High School
Colby Middle School

Crandon

Crandon Middle School

Crystal Falls, MI

Forest Park Middle School

Eau Claire

Flynn Elementary School
Locust Lane Elementary School
Manz Elementary School
Meadowview Elementary School
Memorial High School
North High School
Northstar Middle School
Putnam Heights Elementary School
Robbins Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Sherman Elementary School

Eden Prairie, MN

Eden Praire High School

Grantsburg

Grantsburg High School

Green Bay

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Preble High School
West High School

Hayward

Hayward Community High School

Holmen

Holmen High School

Howards Grove

Howards Grove High School

Hudson

Hudson High School

Iron River, MI

West Iron Middle School

Janesville

Craig High School
Parker High School

Kenosha

Bradford High School

Kimberly

Kimberly High School

La Crosse

Central High School

Logan High School

Madison

East High School

La Follette High School
Memorial High School

Manitowoc

Jefferson Elementary School
Lincoln High School
Monroe Elementary School
Washington Junior High

Marinette

Marinette High School

Marshfield

Marshfield High School
Nasonville Elementary

Medford

Holy Rosary School
Immanuel Lutheran Christian Day School

Mellen

Mellen Elementary School

Menomonie

Menomonie High School

Mequon

Homestead High School

Middleton

Middleton High School

Milwaukee

Hamilton High School

Mosinee

Mosinee Middle School

New Holstein

New Holstein High School

New Richmond

New Richmond High School

Oconto

Oconto High School

Oconto Falls

Octonto Falls High School

Racine

Horlick High School
J.I. Case High School
Park High School

Rhinelander

Rhinelander High School

Rice Lake

Hilltop Elementary School
Tainter Elementary School

River Falls

River Falls High School
Rocky Branch Elementary School

Shawano

Shawano Community Middle School

Sheboygan