Residency Requirements

Anyone seeking to enroll a student must present the following before students may be enrolled in the District:

  • Certified or registered Birth Certificate for the student.

  • Proof of residency within the District.

  • Court order, agreement, judgment or decree granting custody.

Residency (or address change) documents to be provided:

Category 1 (One document required)

  • Most recent property tax bill and proof of payment (canceled check or Form 1098) - homeowners

  • Mortgage papers - homeowners

  • Signed and dated lease and proof of last month’s payment or deposit (canceled check or receipts) - renters

  • Letter of residence from landlord in lieu of lease (Link to required form)

  • Letter of residence to be used when the person seeking to enroll a student is living with a District resident. (Link to required form)

Category 2 (Two documents showing proper address are required)

  • Driver’s license

  • Vehicle registration

  • Voter registration

  • Most recent cable television and/or credit card bill

  • Current public aid card

  • Current homeowner/renters insurance policy and premium payment receipt

  • Most recent gas, electric, and/or water bill

  • Receipt for moving van rental

  • Mail received at new residence

Military Personnel Enrolling a Student for the First Time in the District

Any military personnel enrolling a student for the first time must provide one of the following within 60 days after the date of student’s initial enrollment)

  • Postmarked mail addressed to military personnel

  • Lease agreement for occupancy

  • Proof of ownership of residence

Military Personnel Wanting to Keep Child/Ward Enrolled in the District Despite Having Changed Residence Due to a Military Service Obligation

  • Upon submitting a written request, the student’s residence will be deemed to be unchanged for the duration of the custodian’s military service obligation.

  • The District is not responsible for the student’s transportation to and from school.

Non-Parent Seeking to Enroll a Student

  • Must complete and sign Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student form (Link to required form)

WARNING: If a student is determined to be a nonresident of the District for whom tuition must be charged, the persons enrolling the student are liable for non-resident tuition from the date the student began attending a District school as a non-resident.

A person who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll in this School District on a tuition-free basis a student known by that person to be a nonresident of the District is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, except in very limited situations as defined in State law (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b(e).

A person who knowingly or willfully presents to the School District any false information regarding the residency of a student for the purpose of enabling that student to attend any school in that District without the payment of a nonresident tuition charge is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor (105 ILCS 5/10- 20.12b(f).