To be admitted to Hancock County Schools, students must be accompanied by parent(s) who shall provide the school with the following:

1. Certified Birth Certificate (new students to the system)

2. Certificate of Compliance for immunizations

3. Withdrawal form and report card from previous school attended

4. Name and address of previous school attended

5. Verification of handbook receipt

6. Verification of residence

7. Correct home address of the legal parent or guardian

 Any new student enrolling in the Hancock County School District, or any continuing student whose residence has changed, will be required to verify his/her legal residence address as herein provided as part of the annual registration process. The definition of “legal resident” for school attendance purposes is the student physically resides full-time, weekdays/nights and weekends, at a place of abode located within the limits of the school district. 

The parents or legal guardians of a student seeking to enroll must provide the school district with the following information as address verification. A document with a post office box as an address will not be accepted. Homeless students are addressed under the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act section.

To successfully register, the parent must provide:

One (1) of the following for 

NEW students: 

Filed Homestead Exemption Application form OR Current rental agreement/apartment lease OR

Mortgage documents or property deed (with physical address) 

and

Two (2) of the following for new and returning students:

1. Current Utility bill

2. Driver’s License

3. Voter precinct identification

4. Automobile Registration

Any other documentation that will objectively and unequivocally establish that the parent or guardian resides within the school district

If residing with someone, a notarized affidavit is required along with two proofs from the homeowner and two proofs from the parent (no exceptions).