USD 417 2024-2025 Enrollment Information
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Enrollment for 2025 - 2026 will be from March 26th - April 18th, 2025
Both New and Returning students will enroll through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you are the parent/guardian of a returning student, you will already have a Parent Portal account because one was needed to complete your student's enrollment last year - if you forgot your username or password, please use the Parent Portal link above, click "Forgot Username or Password?," and follow the prompts to recover access to your account. If you are the parent/guardian of a new student, please use the Pre-Registration Portal link below to pre-register your student - an administrator will review the information you submit. You will be notified at the email address you provide whether your student's pre-registration has been approved or rejected. If your student's pre-registration is approved, you will receive an email with instructions for setting up a PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Here's a short video from PowerSchool which shows the account creation process.
New students are reminded to select the correct year in the pre-registration portal, as both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years are available. Pre-registration portal
Free and Reduced Lunch: The Free and Reduced applications will not be available during the spring enrollment process. They will open up on July 1st. Information will be sent out at that time for completion.
The Free and Reduced Meal Application will be used again to determine your household's eligibility for free or reduced price meals. Like last year, a link to the state's online Free and Reduced Lunch Application will be presented to parents/guardians as they complete their new or returning student enrollment forms via the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Hard copies of the Free and Reduced Meal Application are available upon request. For more information, please contact Becky Shearer at 620-767-6763 or becky.shearer@usd417.org
2025-2026 Fee Information:
Preschool Enrollment Fees: $0
Grades K-12 Enrollment Fee:
- $75 (full-pay status)
- $40 (reduced status)
- $0 (free status)
(Additional fees may be charged for workbooks, periodicals, gym uniforms, etc.)
Our goal is to make the enrollment process as convenient as possible while trying to collect all the information necessary to ensure your student has a successful start to the school year. If you have any questions, please contact the district office at 620-767-5192.
Enrollment Support - If you encounter any issues at all, or if you have any questions about the enrollment process, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance at the USD 417 District Office (620-767-5192) or at registration@cgrove417.org. We can guide you through every step of the enrollment process, and we can solve almost any issue you might have with the online enrollment forms or your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Should you encounter a technical issue outside of our scope, we can refer you to the appropriate product support team.
Parent/Guardian Guide to Enrollment Express
PowerSchool Parent Portal - Account Setup Instructions
SchoolMessenger Contact Manager Guide - manage which of your student's contacts receives messages (and what types of messages: phone call/text/email) through the district's automated notification system by using the SchoolMessenger Contact Manager in your PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Nonresident Student Enrollment & Enrollment Capacity
Nonresident Student Application 2025-2026
Prairie Heights Elementary Capacity 2025-26
Council Grove Elementary Capacity 2025-26
Council Grove Junior Senior High School Capacity 2025-26
Other Enrollment Documents
Nonresident Student Application
Child Nutrition Program
Health Forms
Legal Requirements
Students under 16 years of age must be in school under Kansas law. No pupil will be admitted to kindergarten who will not be the age of 5 by September 1. Birth certificates must be presented on enrollment. No pupil will be admitted to the first grade who will not be the age of 6 by September 1, unless that student attended kindergarten in the previous year. Any person entering Kansas schools for the first time must present a Kansas certification of immunization against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Poliomyelitis, Hepatitis A and B, Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella (German Measles), Varicella (Chickenpox), Meningococcal-Serogroup ACWY, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB), and Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV) depending on age and grade level.
Bell Schedules
Council Grove Elementary 8:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Council Grove Junior Senior High School 8:10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Prairie Heights Elementary School 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.