Wisconsin's inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in which they live.
The Open Enrollment application timeline for the 2024-2025 school year is 8:00 am, February 5, 2024 through April 30, 2024 at 4:00 pm. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason. Department of Public Instruction full-time Open Enrollment application information.
At the January 22, 2024 School Board Meeting, the Board approved the number of new Open Enrollments seats available for regular and Special Education for the 2024-25 school year.
There are no Special Education seats available for Grades K4-12.
There are 4 seats for Speech and Language only for Grades 9-12.
Grade
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K4
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K5
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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OE seats available
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0
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1
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2
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4
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6
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1
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3
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2
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3
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2
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4
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4
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3
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3
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Special Education seats available
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Speech and Language Only
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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Sample Open Enrollment Application:
https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/2023-24-oe-online-parent-app-screenshots.pdf
If grade levels have available space, currently attending Tuition Waiver students and siblings of Open Enrollment students will be considered from a waiting list. All other applicants will be considered after currently attending Tuition Waiver and siblings of currently attending Open Enrollment students.
FAQ:
https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/pdf/oe-faq-5-2017.pdf
FAQ for students with disabilities:
https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/pdf/qa-16-17-oe-changes.pdf
Wisconsin State Statute on open enrollment students and attendance:
Wisconsin statute 118.51 states that if a non-resident school board determines that a pupil attending the non-resident school district under this section is habitually truant during either semester in the current year, the non-resident school board may prohibit the pupil from attending the nonresident school district the succeeding semester or school year.
For more information about Open Enrollment, please visit https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment
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