What is Open Enrollment?
The inter-district 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.
Who can apply?
Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.
When can parents apply?
The regular open enrollment application period for the 2025-2026 school year begins on February 3, 2025, and ends at 4:00 pm on April 30, 2025. The best way to apply is online.
Please visit the following links to learn more about open enrollment. For Ithaca specific information about open enrollment, please call 608-585-2512.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) - Public School Open Enrollment
If you wish to apply for open enrollment for the current school year, please use the alternative open enrollment application on the DPI website, using the link above, titled "Alternative Open Enrollment Application for the 2024-2025 school year."