Non-resident admission is defined as one in which the student resides outside the boundaries of USD 497 but is authorized to attend a designated school within the boundaries of USD 497.  Non-resident students must re-apply for admission each year.

Students who are approved for non-resident admission must be enrolled and attending school prior to September 20th of any given year. All applications are considered on an individual basis.  No application will be approved if such approval would increase or further increase a projected class size beyond the district’s class size standard.  Students will be assigned to schools by the superintendent.   Non-resident students who have been approved for admission will be subject to the same fees as students residing within the district and transportation shall be the responsibility of the parent/guardian. 

All non-resident student admissions to the district will be evaluated each spring using the following criteria:  academic standing (Did the student make progress?), attendance (Was the student’s attendance regular and punctual?) and disciplinary record (Did the student abide by the student conduct code and avoid major disciplinary problems or a large number of referrals for minor disciplinary problems?)  Non-resident students may be readmitted or denied admission for the next school year based on the results of these evaluations.   Placement is always on a space available basis.