Policy 5220 – Nonresident Students (Excluding Open Enrollment)

Nonresident students may be admitted to District schools provided that (1) facilities are adequate, (2) the students meet District entrance requirements, and (3) such admissions would not adversely affect the program opportunities for resident students. The District may deny the admission of a student who has been expelled from another school district.

Tuition fees, computed in accordance with state law, shall be charged to nonresident students. Transportation of nonresident students is the responsibility of the parent(s)/guardian(s), except as otherwise specifically provided.

Nonresident student tuition may be waived under the following conditions:

  1. Upon request, a student who has gained 12th grade status, and is a resident of this District at the time of gaining such status, shall be permitted to complete the 12th grade without payment of tuition, even though the student’s parents move out of the District before the close of the year. The same permission may be given to a student over eighteen (18) years of age who moves out of the District after gaining 12th grade status.
  2. A student who is enrolled in a District school, and is a resident of the school District at the beginning of the school year, may be permitted to complete the school year in this District without payment of tuition, even if the student’s parents move out of this District before the close of the school year. The same permission may be given to a high school student over eighteen (18) years of age who moves out of this District after the beginning of the school year.
  3. Foreign students who reside in the District under the auspices of an established student exchange program and who possess a J-1 visa may be permitted to attend District high schools without payment of tuition.

The Superintendent of Schools or designee shall receive, evaluate and approve all requests for enrollment of nonresident students in the District.

LEGAL REF.:

  • Wisconsin Statutes Sections:
    • 120.13(1)(f) School Board power (school government rules, suspension, expulsion
    • 121.75 – 121.84 Tuition payments
    • 121.845 – 121.86 Special transfer aid

CROSS REF.:

  • 5110 Equal Educational Opportunities/Student Discrimination Complaint
  • 5200 School Admissions
  • 5210 Entrance Age

AFFIRMED: August 13, 1991

REVISED:

  • May 27, 1997
  • December 16, 1997
  • October 26, 2004

Rule 5220 – Nonresident Students (Excluding Open Enrollment)

Questions concerning residency and possible tuition shall be referred to the Principals who shall investigate and make a determination of residency. Students are considered residents if they:

  1. live with their parents, legal guardians or legal custodians in the District;
  2. live in the District as an emancipated minor; or
  3. live alone or with adult relatives or friends who do not have custody of them as long as:
    1. their parents live outside of the District,
    2. they did not move into the District primarily for the purpose of attending school.

A nonresident student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) or adult residing at the same location as the student will be required to submit proof of residency and sign a notarized affidavit prior to enrollment in the District. The building principal will approve or deny residency based on the information submitted.