Jackson High School Residency Review FAQs

The families who will receive notification about next steps are: 

• Current 9th , 10th, and 11th grade students attending Jackson High School for the 23-24SY

Atlanta Public Schools is completing the residency review to consider challenges and solutions to address overcrowding at schools. Jackson HS is one of the schools that is currently over a 100% utilization rate. In an effort to implement solutions to overcrowding, the residency review is to ensure that only students legitimately residing in the Jackson High School attendance zone are enrolled. 

The deadline to provide residency documents to the Office of Student Assignment and Records is Friday, September 29, 2023. 

Parents may submit their required residency documents through the Jackson High School Document Portal located HERE. 

If you are not able to use an electronic form, please contact the Office of Student Assignment to schedule an in-person appointment at 404-802-2233 or studentassignment@apsk12.org. 

Please view the living situation explanations and requirements by using the link HERE. 

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are committing residency fraud if they submit an address that is not their true residence in the affidavit and enrollment process or in other documents submitted to the District.

Examples:

• Using the address of a relative, friend or another person to represent that the parent resides at that address;

• Falsifying or creating fictitious documents

•  Improperly using a guardianship to access a school other than your zoned school based on your primary, bona-fide residence

A person who owns property in the City of Atlanta, but does not reside in the City, is not considered a resident. Business addresses may not be used as residences. When a family claims multiple residences, the residence for which they apply for a homestead exemption will be declared the primary residence.

A request for Verification of Student Residency may also be initiated when District staff members have reason to believe that the residence information provided at enrollment was inaccurate or is no longer accurate. Such information may include:

-          school mail returned by the Post Office;

-          reports by school bus drivers of a change in student residence;

-          information provided by citizens or other students that a student’s residence has changed;

-          information that a student who is dropped off by a parent is repeatedly late for school;

-          student reports to school staff that their residency has changed;

-          information provided by landlords;

-          multiple unrelated students using the same residence address; and/or

-     other information that tends to suggest that a student’s residence may not be the same as that contained on school records.

The student will be withdrawn from school and must enroll in their zoned school. The parent must reimburse the District for investigative costs. The District may also pursue civil or criminal action against anyone making false claims. If the child does not reside in the City, the student must enroll into their district of residence. 

The parent must reimburse the District for tuition for the time period the student was enrolled and investigative costs. The District may also pursue civil or criminal action against anyone making false claims.  Students will not be eligible for school choice transfer for one year after revocation of enrollment due to fraud.

No.  This is not your primary, bona fide residence. 

No.  This is not your primary, bona fide residence. 

If the student spends time with both parents, a parent can elect for the student to attend either parent’s zoned school. 

 If the student spends time with both parents, a parent can elect for the student to attend either parent’s zoned school.