Open Enrollment

The Wisconsin public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. The open enrollment application period for the 2025-26 school year is Feb. 3 – April 30, 2025 at 4 p.m.


Alternative Application Procedures

Parents may apply for open enrollment outside of the regular open enrollment application period under unique circumstances. An Alternative Open Enrollment application form would have to be submitted to Tonya Miller for processing at tlmiller@kusd.edu. Learn more about Alternative Open Enrollment procedures.


Part-Time Open Enrollment


2025-26 Open Enrollment Timeline

Dates Action Details
Feb. 3, 2025 – April 30, 2025 Open Enrollment Regular Application Period is Open Posted on the KUSD website
Feb. – April Review applications and request special education or expulsion information from resident district Parents can contact Tonya Miller at tlmiller@kusd.edu to review the application to make sure it is accurate
May 12, 2025 District Open Enrollment Lottery Lottery results must be board approved before lottery results can be mailed to parents
May 27, 2025 School Board Meeting Lottery results must be board approved before lottery results can be mailed to parents
May 28 – 30, 2025 Acceptance and Denial Letters are mailed USPS
June 27, 2025 Deadline for parents to notify KUSD with intent to attend
July 1, 2025 Alternative Application for open enrollment is available This is for parents that missed the regular open enrollment application (February – April)
Sept. 2, 2025

PreK date: Sept. 8, 2025

Students must attend by this date or the open enrollment placement is void

Policy


Questions

Tonya Miller
Open Enrollment Contact
tlmiller@kusd.edu
262-359-6259