Admissions

When students, who are not Minnesota residents, want to enroll in Minnesota public schools, they do so through border-state agreements where they exist. Minnesota’s Compulsory Attendance law defines a student’s residency as the residence of the parent or legal guardian. Minnesota has border agreements to assist in enrollment of South Dakota and Iowa into Minnesota public schools and vice versa. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)’s website has more information on these Interstate K-12 Tuition Agreements. Minnesota does not have agreements for cross-state enrollment with Wisconsin or North Dakota. Minnesota currently has agreements with South Dakota and Iowa. (Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.04 and 124D.041)