Out of District or Attendance Area

Definition

Out of District
A student whose primary residence is outside the boundaries of the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District.
Out of Attendance Area
An out of attendance area student is one who lives in one Auburn-Washburn attendance area and attends school in another. An example is a student who lives in the Auburn Elementary attendance area and attends Indian Hills Elementary.

Registration Process

All out-of-district and out-of-attendance-area students must be approved by the Board of Education each year. This approval must be granted before you may enroll your student(s):

  • Returning Request for Attendance Outside of Residence Boundaries
    Complete this form if a K-12 student lives out-of-district but received approval to attend a USD 437 school the previous school year or a K-6 student lives inside the district but requests to attend an elementary school out-of-attendance-area.
  • New Request for Non-Resident School Attendance
    Complete this form if a K-12 student lives out-of-district and has not received approval to attend a USD 437 school the previous school year. A separate form must be completed for each student requested.

If you had one or more students complete the prior school year at an Auburn-Washburn school, please follow the steps for completing returning family registration.

If none of your students completed the prior school year at an Auburn-Washburn school, please follow the steps for completing the new family registration.

Completing registration does not guarantee permission to enroll; it is a means for collecting your information and notifying the district of your desire to attend. You must submit a completed application and be approved by the Board of Education.

Transportation Fee

Out of district/attendance area families who are approved by the Board of Education and utilize the school bus will be assessed a fee of $50 per student, per semester. This fee is capped at $200 per family per school year. If your family qualifies for free meals, and you complete the Optional Consent for Disclosure for the current school year, this fee will be waived.