Intradistrict Transfer Information

Students who are not a resident of School District 197 but wish to attend a School District 197 school may open enroll in the district. Open enrollment covers the student's entire education years in School District 197 unless the student leaves the district. As a desegregation district, School District 197 accepts open enrollment applications at any time throughout the year.

To apply for open enrollment please use one of the following links:

• For English, CLICK HERE

• For Spanish, CLICK HERE

You will also need to submit the Statewide Enrollment Options Application (the open enrollment form), included in the link below titled “Open Enrollment Links & Forms”.

After each phase has closed, you will be notified of a placement decision via letter as quickly as possible. 

• Phase 1: November 1, 2022-December 23, 2022

• Phase 2: December 24, 2022-January 31, 2023

• Phase 3: February 1, 2023-March 10, 2023

In addition to the open enrollment form, if your request is approved, you will need to submit a School District 197 enrollment packet to complete the process. Please submit the completed packet, no later than 45 days after your approval or your spot will be forfeited and you will need to re-apply for enrollment.

School Board Approved Class Size Parameters:

Elementary: (90% of classrooms will fall within the following ranges)
Kindergarten: 18-25 students per classroom (district average 21.5)
1^st-2^nd Grades: 20-27 students per classroom (district avg. 23.5)
3^rd-4^th  Grades: 22-29 students per classroom (district avg. 25.0)

Middle School: (75% of classrooms will not exceed the following)
Core Programs (Science, Soc. Studies, Lang. Arts, Math)   31 students
Non-Core (Music, Art, Phy. Ed., FACS, Tech. Ed., World Lang.) Variable

High School: (75% of classrooms will not exceed the following)
Core Programs: 33 students (Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math)   
Non-Core:  Variable (Music, Art, Phy. Ed., FACS, Tech. Ed., World Lang.)

The primary address of a student is used to determine the student’s resident district and designated attendance area school if the student is a resident of School District 197. The address of the biological/adoptive parent or other person having court appointed legal custody of the student is considered the student’s primary address, regardless of where the student physically lives.

To determine your student’s resident district, click here. If the student’s resident district is not School District 197, the student does not have an assigned attendance area school, but may open enroll in any School District 197 school.

Each school has an attendance area that determines which resident students are assigned to that school. An attendance area is a geographic area surrounding the school that optimizes the enrollment at each neighborhood school. To find our your child's school of attendance, click here.