Parent Information

ENROLLMENT IN EUREKA SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Public Law § 6-18-208. Requirements for enrollment in public school – Exceptions

(a) Before a child's admission to an Arkansas public school, a school district shall request the parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control, or person standing in loco parentis to furnish the child's Social Security number and shall inform the parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the child, or person standing in loco parentis that, in the alternative, the parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the child, or person standing in loco parentis may request that the school district assign the child a nine-digit number designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(b) Before a child's admission to an Arkansas public school, the parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the child, or person standing in loco parentis shall provide the school district with one (1) of the following documents indicating the child's age:

(1) A birth certificate;

(2) A statement by the local registrar or a county recorder certifying the child's date of birth;

(3) An attested baptismal certificate;

(4) A passport;

(5) An affidavit of the date and place of birth by the child's parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the child, or person standing in loco parentis;

(6) Previous school records; or

(7) A United States military identification.

(c) Before a child's admission to an Arkansas public school, the parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the child, or person standing in loco parentis shall indicate on school registration forms whether the child has been expelled from school in any other school district or is a party to an expulsion proceeding.

History. Acts 1959, No.139, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §80-1501.1; Acts 1991, No, 838, § 1; 1993. No. 363, § 1; 1995, No. 574, § 1; 2003, No. 63, § 1; 2005, No. 246, § 1; 2019, No. 756, § 13; 2019, No. 910, §§ 1514, 1515.

Also required is a proof of residency in this school district, in the form of a utility bill with your resident address, a tax statement, etc.

Home School Information

Initial Home School Requests are due in the Superintendent’s Office by August 15 of the Current School Year for the First Semester and December 15 of the Current School Year for the Second Semester. After the initial application for the first year, consecutive home school applications must be filed online at this link:

Arkansas Rules Governing Home Schools

School Choice Information

Forms are due May 1 of the Current School Year and Must be Submitted to the Non-Resident School

School Choice Application

School Choice FAQs

Rules Governing Public School Choice

Eureka Springs Public Schools School Choice Resolution

Petition for Transfer of Students

This is for a transfer from another school district after May 1 of the current school year. This process must be approved by the resident school board and the non-resident school board before attending the non-resident school.

Petition for Transfer of Students Form

Arkansas State Residency Law