Some districts are open enrollment in our coverage area, what is your school's policy?

This open enrollment program is voluntary and schools can choose to or not to participate. Schools can opt in the statewide open enrollment which means that district can take students from across the state or only adjacent schools open enrollment.


Schools chose open enrollment for a variety of reasons, but so do parents. Some want to have their child in a better school environment due to a low performing districts or others may seek better program offerings.

Students who want to attend an open enrollment district would have to fill out an application, in most cases, and be accepted, however, no transportation is provided to those students.


Geauga County School Districts

Berkshire          only adjacent schools open enrollment
Cardinal             statewide open enrollment
Chardon             no open enrollment
Kenston              no open enrollment
Ledgemont         statewide open enrollment
Newbury           statewide open enrollment
West Geauga    statewide open enrollment

Lake County School Districts


Fairport Harbor         statewide open enrollment
Kirtland                     no open enrollment
Madison                    statewide open enrollment
Mentor                       no open enrollment
Riverside                    statewide open enrollment
Perry                           no open enrollment
Painesville                   statewide open enrollment
Wickliffe                      no open enrollment
Willoughby-Eastlake    no open enrollment

Cuyahoga County School Districts

Mayfield                          no open enrollment
Richmond Heights           no open enrollment
South Euclid-Lyndhurst   no open enrollment