New Students

Please visit the LCS Admissions website for complete enrollment requirements and details. Enrollment for the next school year begins April 1^st of the current school year. 

If your child is new to Leon County Schools, you will need to complete the online registration form to add them to your Parent Portal account. If you are a first-time LCS parent, you will create your Parent Portal account on the same page.

If your child is already enrolled in LCS, but they are changing schools because you moved into the Gilchrist school zone, please submit proof of your new address to your child’s current school. This documentation must show that you now live within the Gilchrist school zone. Your child will be transferred to Gilchrist automatically. 

Required documents can be uploaded directly to the Parent Portal or they can be emailed to our registrar, Chetta Haverty. Please contact Chetta with any questions regarding registration: chetta.haverty@leonschools.net

If you live outside our school zone, you’ll use the School Choice application. Start by completing the online registration form to create your FOCUS Parent Portal account and add your student to it. Once you’re in the Parent Portal, find the link to the School Choice application under your child’s name.

The School Choice application is open throughout January and February of each school year. For more information about School Choice and Reassignment options, visit LCS School Choice Office website. Leon County Schools offers reassignment for sibling support, grandfathering, over to under capacity, and hardship.

Please contact our registrar, Chetta Haverty, with any enrollment questions: chetta.haverty@leonschools.net

Registration for the LCS VPK program is handled through the LCS Department of Early Learning. Please visit the Early Learning website for enrollment requirements and a current list of schools that have openings.