General Registration FAQ

Registration via the School Choice process will open for the 2026-27 school year on Nov. 3 for grades K through 12. In-person Kindergarten registration is scheduled for December 3.

You can register your child for school on the PSD website at the following link. You can also call the school you are planning to register your child at for registration help.

• One of the following as verification of child’s birth date: birth certificate, passport, baptismal certificate, military ID. Original or certified copies acceptable. 
• Proof of address (a copy of a lease agreement, mortgage statement, utility bill, etc., that shows that the parent/guardian lives at an address within school boundaries)
• Immunization record or an immunization exemption form
• Custody documents (if applicable)

Use the Find My School page.

• No, choice-only schools are PSD public schools that do not have designated neighborhood boundaries, so they require a School of Choice application to attend. 
• Charter schools are authorized by PSD or by the Charter Schools Institute and operate largely independently from the district.

Registration for neighborhood school is open year-round. Reach out to your neighborhood school and school and provide the information required to register your student.

Yes. Complete the PSD School of Choice process to apply to attend a PSD school.

You are encouraged to enroll your student prior to the first day of school. However,students can enroll and start school at their neighborhood school at any time during the school year. To enroll your child at a school that is not their neighborhood school, you must go through the School of Choice process, which does have deadlines. The first-round deadline for submitting School of Choice applications for the 2026-2027 school year is 4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.

Contact the individual school

Yes, family liaisons are available at all schools to help with translation services, and communications that come from the district are sent out in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

PSD supports families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The federal law passed in 1987 that provides federal funding for homeless shelter programs and ensures educational access for students experiencing homelessness.