APPLICATION FOR INTEREST IN Enrollment

We are glad that you are interested in enrolling your child at St. Paul City Schools. To start the enrollment process please fill out the interest form below and a school representative will contact you with further information. This is not a registration form and does not guarantee your student a seat at St. Paul City School.

A staff member will contact you to confirm your application. We will schedule a tour and arrange a time to fill out enrollment paperwork if there is space in the grade and provide us with the necessary documentation. The list of necessary documents are below:

  • Completed Enrollment Paperwork

  • Application for Benefits for Free/Reduced Meals

  • Immunization Records or an Immunization Exemption per Minnesota Statute 121A.15

  • Birth Certificate (Primary School & Middle School only)

  • Age Requirements for Early Childhood (Pre-k & Kindergarten)

    • PreK - child must be 4 years old before September 1, 2023

    • K - child must be 5 years old before September 1, 2023

  • Early Childhood Screening (Pre-K and Kindergarten only). Screenings are offered for free in your resident district; it is advised that appointments be made as far in advance as possible. Most of our families reside in the St. Paul Public Schools District.
    St. Paul Public Schools Placement Center
    2102 University Ave W,  St. Paul, MN 55114
    651-632-3746

Enrollment Policy

We will accept applications for the current and following school year. The policy is below:

  • Grades PreK-12 enrollment is open during specific dates which are below:

    • Quarter 1

      • First day of Quarter 1 until the last day of Quarter 1

    • Quarter 2

      • First day of Quarter 2 until the first Friday of Quarter 2

    • Quarter 3

      • First day of Quarter 3 until the third Friday of Quarter 3

    • Quarter 4

      • First day of Quarter 4 until the first Friday of Quarter 4

The application period for the upcoming school year begins at 8:00 AM on October 1 and ends at 3:30 PM on March 1. When the application period has closed, all registrations collected have an equal chance to be selected by lottery. St. Paul City School will give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil or a foster child of that pupil's parents, then to children of staff members. Per Minnesota Statute 124E.11(g): Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in the school until the student formally withdraws or is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act.

When the application period for the upcoming school year closes, if there are more applications than openings in a grade, students will be selected by lottery on the second Tuesday in March. Students not selected in the lottery will be put on a waiting list according to their lottery number. If a grade still has openings after the lottery, students will be enrolled as applications are received. If additional applications are received after the grade is at capacity, a waiting list will be formed based upon the date a registration form is received.

Submit Your Application