501.02 Nonresident Students

NONRESIDENT STUDENTS

Students who are eligible to attend an Iowa public school but who are not residents of the District and who are not admitted under a whole grade sharing agreement or under open enrollment may be admitted to school at the discretion of the Superintendent upon application and payment of tuition.  The tuition rate shall be the current per-pupil cost of the District as authorized by the Iowa law.  Tuition shall be due and payable in advance of each semester, unless other arrangements are approved by the Superintendent.

A student who moves out of the Decorah District may continue enrollment in the District tuition-free as an open enrollment student as allowed by law.  If the student is an eleventh or twelfth grader, the student may continue to be enrolled in the Decorah District and need only notify the Decorah District of continuation.  The parents or guardians shall be responsible for transportation for students who reside outside of the District.

Nonresident students who are eligible to attend an Iowa public school and who show positive evidence they will become residents of the District by October 1 may be allowed to attend from the start of the school year without the payment of tuition.  The parents or guardians shall be responsible for transportation for students who reside outside of the District.

Date of Last Review:  October 14, 2019