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Open Enrollment

If you live outside of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, you should consider applying for open enrollment through the WI DPI. Open enrollment is for families who are interested in having their students attend school in a district that they currently do not live in.

When to apply?
The open enrollment regular application period for the
2025-26 school year is from February 3, 2025 - April 30, 2025. The
application period closes at 4:00pm on April 30, 2025. Late
applications will not be accepted for any reason.

How to apply?
Complete an Open Enrollment Application. (If you are a non-resident interested in applying for Open Enrollment through the WI DPI website).

For more information regarding Open Enrollment please find WI DPI website.

Open Enrollment and Attendance Policy
Wisconsin statute 118.51 states that if a non-resident school board determines that a pupil attending the non-resident school district under this section is habitually truant during either semester in the current year, the non-resident school board may prohibit the pupil from attending the nonresident school district the succeeding semester or school year.

For more information contact:

Public School Open Enrollment Program
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841
Toll-free: 888-245-2732
Email: openenrollment@dpi.wi.gov
Website

Board of Education Approved Open Enrollment Seats for 2025-2026

IN PERSON
VIRTUAL-DLVA
Grade   
Number of Seats          
Grade   
Number of Seats
K4
37
6th
unlimited
KG
26
7th
unlimited
1st
19
8th
unlimited
2nd
16
9th
unlimited
3rd
2
10th
unlimited
4th
6
11th
unlimited
5th
1

12th

unlimited
6th
33
   
7th
3
   
8th
4
   
9th
1
   
10th
3
   
11th
4
   
12th
1
   

2025-26 Open Enrollment Brochure

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