Welcome to the Wausau School District!

Here at the Wausau School District, we proudly serve about 8,000 students in 4K-Grade 12. Our nearly 20 schools, within 258 square miles, include 2 high schools, 2 middle schools, 9 elementary schools (grades K-5), 4 charter schools, including 1 virtual school. The Wausau School District also has an amazing 4K and Early Childhood Program, with two district locations, and several community partner sites.

If you are new to the Wausau School District and ready to register, check out the ENROLL ONLINE tab below! We accept registrations all year long!

General Enrollment Facts

General Enrollment Facts

Enrolling in the Wausau School District:

The Wausau School District accepts registrations all year long.
If you have relocated and are unsure of which elementary school serves your residential area, please call the Longfellow Administration Center at 715-261-0500.
Students looking to enroll into the Wausau School District, must reside within the district's boundaries or be participants in the state of Wisconsin's Open Enrollment program for inter-district enrollment. Specific enrollment dates are set each year by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
Students must be 4 years old by September 1 to enroll in the Wausau School Districts 4K program. For enrollment information, please call the 4K and Early Childhood office at 715-261-0265.
Students must be 5 years old by September 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
Parents or legal guardians must provide proof of registration of kindergarten students.
Parents or legal guardians must register their child and bring appropriate immunization records or provide them within 30 days.

Transferring into the Wausau School District from another district?

If you have relocated and are unsure of which elementary school serves your residential area, please call the Longfellow Administration Center at 715-261-0500.
Parents or legal guardians are asked to sign a release of records form including health records in advance of registration, if possible, to allow our school district to receive records from the previous school at registration.
Students with special education needs will have their existing Individual Educational Plan (IEP) implemented so there is no interruption of services. This IEP will be implemented as closely as possible until the Wausau School District either adopts the sending district's IEP or develops its own IEP. The appropriate paperwork needs to be sent to the Director of Special Education, Mrs. Wendy Cartledge. Special education students transferring from out-of-state will be treated in the same manner as students who transfer within Wisconsin. Students will be placed in the least restrictive environment and the Director of Special Education will make the final decision on placement of children having an IEP.

My student is already attending the Wausau School District. Do I need to re-enroll them each year?

Parents/guardians do not need to re-enroll each year. Students will automatically be enrolled in their next grade level.
However, parents/guardians of currently enrolled students will need to complete the Annual Update in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal for each student in August of each year. Even if none of your demographics have changed the Release Agreements need to be rechecked every year. This is critical because it ensures the safety of your students. Nothing is more important to us than that.

To Enroll:

ENROLL ONLINE

PRINTABLE Enrollment PACKET

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After you finish the online portion of enrollment, please follow the instructions outlined in the email you will receive from the Wausau School District to finalize your child’s enrollment.
If you prefer to print the packet and fill it out, please return it to the Longfellow Administration Center located at 415 Seymour Street in Wausau.
If you have any questions or need help with the enrollment process, please call the Longfellow Administration Center at 715-261-0500.

Need Yellow School Bus Transportation?

State statutes require that school districts, including Wausau, provide transportation for all public school students who live more than 2 miles from the nearest public school they attend. For financial reasons, the district does not provide free transportation for students residing within the 2-mile radius, unless such transportation is required by state statute.

K-12
Yellow bus sign-up

If your child will be in 4K, and is in need of yellow bus transportation, please contact the 4K and Early Childhood office at 715-261-0265

Open enrollment information

The Wausau School District participates in the public school open enrollment program -- allowing parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside.

Parents/Guardians must apply through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for open enrollment:

Public School Open Enrollment

Tuition Waiver

For Currently Attending Students Only

If your student currently attends a school within Wausau School District, but has moved outside of the district boundaries, a Tuition Waiver may be required to continue attending in the current school year. An Open Enrollment application will eventually be needed as well, depending on the timing of the move. Please complete the tuition waiver form and return it to jgabriel@wausauschools.org

Tuition Waiver Form

Questions?

If you have questions about our district, how to enroll your child, how to navigate Infinite Campus, or questions related to transportation, please call the Longfellow Administration Center at 715-261-0500.

If you have school-specific questions, or would like to request a tour, please call schools directly. Their phone numbers are listed below.

4K and Early Childhood: 715-261-0265

Enrich, Excel, Achieve Learning Academy: 715-261-0636

Franklin Elementary: 715-261-0000

G.D. Jones Elementary: 715-261-0950

Horace Mann Middle School: 715-261-0725

John Marshall Elementary: 715-261-0060

John Muir Middle School: 715-261-0100

Maine Elementary School: 715-261-0250

Red Granite Charter School: 715-261-0220 (ext. 38232)

Rib Mountain Elementary: 715-261-0020

Riverview Elementary: 715-261-0030

South Mountain Elementary: 715-261-0235

Stettin Elementary: 715-261-0205

Thomas Jefferson Elementary: 715-261-0175

Wausau Area Montessori Charter School: 715-261-0795

Wausau East High School: 715-261-0650

Wausau West High School: 715-261-0850

Wausau Area Virtual Education (WAVE): 715-261-0582

WSD Local Education Agency Number 6223

The Wausau School District's Local Education Agency (LEA) number is 6223. This number is used for property tax purposes and can be found on property tax bills. When looking to purchase property within Wausau School District boundaries, inquire about the LEA number to ensure the property is indeed within the District's boundaries.

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