In-District Transfer Requests
2025-2026 In-District Transfer Requests School assignments are based on the residential address of the legal guardian with whom the student resides. Each spring, a student's legal guardian may request a transfer to a school outside their child's assigned attendance area within our school district for the following school year. In-District Transfer Request deadline is April 30th of each year. We will process requests by mid June, and you will receive an email letting you know if your request has been approved.
After the deadline of April 30th, only families who have recently moved out of their child's school boundary, and wish to request that their child(ren) remain at their current school, may complete a Transfer Request during the school year. In order to complete the form, you will need to request it by emailing enrollment@usd497.org.
If you are not sure what boundary your new address resides in, you may call us at 785-330-1921 Monday - Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm. For elementary, you may look up an address using this elementary boundary interactive map.
School transfer decisions are based on such factors as available classroom spaces and code of conduct issues, which include attendance. Transfer requests may be communicated to each school’s administrative office before a final decision. Decisions and notifications regarding transfers may not be made until after the August registration period is completed. On occasion, buildings may be closed to all incoming transfer requests from students outside the assigned attendance area.
The approval of a transfer at one educational level does not set precedence for the next level. A new transfer request must be submitted for each educational level (elementary, middle school, high school). Siblings of students attending a school on a transfer request are not guaranteed approval to attend the same school. They must apply separately and are subject to the same stipulations as all other transfer requests. The district does not provide transportation for students attending a school outside of their attendance area on a transfer.
Non-Resident students (at any grade level) who move or reside with their legal guardian at a residence outside the Lawrence USD 497 district boundaries (in another school district) who have applied and been approved, may be required to apply for admission each school year. Non-Resident students who are approved must be enrolled and attending prior to September 15 of any given year.