Enrollment & Registration

Wilson County Schools are free to children of school age that reside in Wilson County and do not reside in the Lebanon Special School District Zone (Pre-K – 8th Grade).  A child is a resident when;

The Attendance Director is authorized to obtain documentation to support the application.  All information provided with the application will be subscribed and sworn to by the person making the application.

• The child is living with a natural parent or parent by legal adoption who resides in Wilson County
• The child’s parents are dead and is living with a person in loco parentis who resides in Wilson County.
• The child’s parents are unable to care for the child and the child is living, not solely for school purposes, with a person who resides in Wilson County and is the court-appointed guardian, or has legal custody.
• The child is living with a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis in a temporary shelter in the school division, not solely for school purposes.
• The child is living in Wilson County, not solely for school purposes, as an emancipated minor.
• A child may be considered a resident of Wilson County for the purpose of free attendance if his/her residence is bona fide and not a superficial residence established for the purpose of attending school.  Application for admission will be submitted to the Attendance Director who will determine whether the child is a bona fide resident of Wilson County.
• If the family of a student who has been enrolled in the Wilson County School System moves out of Wilson County after the student has completed the junior year of high school and prior to the completion of the senior year, the student will be allowed to attend school for the remainder of their senior year. 
• If the family of a student who is currently enrolled in the school system moves from one school attendance zone to another within the Wilson County School District, parents will need to complete a Student Transfer Application.  Once approved this application will allow the student to complete the current grade for which the student is enrolled.
• If the student has attendance, discipline, or academic issues the school principal can have the student attend their properly zoned school.

To ensure enrollment of all students and subgroups (ex. McKinney Vento, Foster Students, Students in the care of the Department of Children’s Services, and Undocumented Students, etc.) Wilson County Schools provide online and in-person enrollment options throughout the school year and over the summer. 

Registrars have access to Language Line which can assist families in more than 200 languages. WCS also provides a full-time Spanish interpreter and a full-time Arabic interpreter available to assist with enrollment.

If there are registration concerns please contact your zoned schools Registrar and/or contact  Tammy Crane, 615-453-7281.

Need assistance?  Visit our English Language Learner page for more resources and to access our Interpretation & Translation Office.

Wilson County Schools have a responsibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide children with disabilities a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). IDEA requires public schools to offer a free evaluation to all children suspected of having disabilities, including homeschooled and non-public/private schooled children. If you would like more information on evaluations for your child suspected of having disabilities, please contact the Special Education Department for Wilson County Schools at 615-453-7286.