Enrollment Capacity

Wichita Public Schools welcomes applications annually from new, out-of-district students for open seats at all grade levels from kindergarten through 12th. Applications are available on our website. All capacities are determined using the procedures set forth in BOE Policy 5506.

Students currently enrolled from out of district do not need to reapply. Students already attending a WPS location based on home address should not apply through this process; instead, they should use a special assignment request.

The capacity at each school for the 2025-26 school year will be listed here on or before May 1, 2025. Some schools will not have capacity for out-of-district enrollment because they meet one of the below criteria:

• Magnet schools: filled through the magnet lottery process (applications are accepted annually October through January (high school and middle school) or February (elementary school)
• Special programs or alternative schools: have additional eligibility criteria for students with special needs
• Innovation schools: filled through an application process that aligns with the magnet school timeline
• Application programs: any programs that require an application for a program within a school (i.e., East High’s International Baccalaureate, Northwest’s Early College Academy, North's BioMed) will continue to follow program application schedules. Open seats at the host schools do not apply to these special programs.