Open Enrollment Information

Thank you for your interest in out-of-district enrollment for Andover Public Schools. Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be open until the end of the day on June 15, 2025. Students will be notified by July 15, 2025, if they have been accepted or denied attendance for the 2025-26 school year. Please email info@usd385.org if you have questions.

Apply for Out-of-District Enrollment (2025-26 School Year)

Background

Under state law, all Kansas school districts must have a policy allowing students living outside their district boundaries to attend their schools, if there is capacity to do so.

By May 1 of each year, the Andover Board of Education must determine how much capacity, if any, will be made for out-of-district students for the following school year. Capacities will be determined by the district's classroom size guidelines, projected enrollment trends, maximum capacity of classrooms, current staffing and other factors. Some seats in grade levels and schools will be reserved for the potential of new students moving into the district.

Because of classroom size guidelines and staffing, no capacity is available in our Functional Applied Academics (FAA) classrooms in grades K-12.

Please note: Transportation for out-of-district students must be arranged by parents/guardians. No transportation will be provided by Andover Public Schools.

Priority students

Per state law, children of active or reserve military students, and those in the custody of the Department of Children and Families, who live out of district have preferred status. Also, siblings of current out-of-district students have preferred status.

Out-of-district procedures

An application form for out-of-district students will be available on this web page. In addition, a paper application form will be available by visiting the District Office, 1432 N. Andover Road. Families will apply to the district, not a specific school. The district will assign students to a specific school based on capacity. Please note: Andover Public Schools reserves the right to re-assign out-of-district students to a different school if the original school of assignment experiences an influx of in-district students enrolling.

If there are more students who apply to a building level, grade level or program than capacity allows, the district will determine admission based on a lottery. It is also possible that there could be no capacity available at a particular building level, grade level or program.

Students who are admitted to attend Andover Public Schools must be notified of acceptance or denial by July 15, under state law.

Capacity for 2025-26 school year

2025-26 open seats for out-of-district students with recommended staffing levels and a 10% buffer to allow for new students who move into the district.