Open Enrollment Information

Hi! Thank you for your interest in open enrollment for Leavenworth Public Schools.

In 2022, the Kansas Legislature passed a law requiring all school districts in the state to have a policy allowing for students living outside their district boundaries to attend their schools, if there is capacity to do so.
Per state statute, in grades K-8, capacity is determined by grade level and by school for each of our elementary and middle buildings.

The goal of the district is to maintain a student-teacher ratio that maximizes learning while remaining fiscally responsible. Additionally, current staffing will be used to account for the number of seats available based on the student-to-teacher ratios.  

Enrollment Projections for the 2024-25 School Year

 

Open Seats for Nonresident Students for the 2024-25 School Year

In grades 9-12, capacity is determined for each high school as a whole, rather than at each specific grade. The same factors, plus anticipated demand for particular courses or programming, can be used in making this determination at the high school level.

The Leavenworth Board of Education approved an overall nonresident enrollment policy, which largely mirrors state law, in December of 2023.

Concerns about the law itself, and the requirement to admit nonresident students, should be directed to the legislators who collectively enacted the law. Here is a list of Kansas House of Representatives members and Kansas Senate members if you would like to contact them to share thoughts, questions, or concerns. 

Next steps:
From June 1-30, the district will accept applications from nonresident, or out-of-district, students. If the number of nonresident students applying is less than the capacity available, all students must be admitted. If the number of applications exceeds the capacity for a grade level within the district, the district will randomly select nonresident students via a lottery process on or before July 15 of each year.

Per statute, priority is given to military students, students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families and, in future years, to any sibling who already has been accepted to enroll in our schools, as long as there are open spots for those siblings. Once a student has been accepted, he or she can remain a Leavenworth student until graduation, provided the student meets the attendance and behavioral expectations specified in the policy.

Nonresident families will be notified by July 15 if they have been accepted to enroll for that school year. The district shall provide to the parent or person acting as a parent of a nonresident student who was not accepted for or denied enrollment at such school district the reason for the nonacceptance or denial and an explanation of the nonresident student selection process.