Welcome to Gainesville City School System

We are glad you are joining our growing family.
Gainesville City School System has a centralized registration process and does not register students at individual schools. Registration is available online.

SCHOOL CHOICE INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION FAQ

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, school clusters (A & B) are eliminated. GCSS Bus transportation WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED to students who live within their residential attendance zone. Parents are prohibited from dropping students off or picking students up at a residential attendance zone for which they are not zoned.

The Gainesville City School Board of Education reserves the right to establish enrollment limits in all grades, classes, and/or programs. There must be space available within the established enrollment cap for each grade level in order for your choice enrollment selection to be honored.

Enrollment priority will be provided to all City of Gainesville resident students before out of district requests are honored.

Admission and continued enrollment in the school of choice is based on the following:

1. History of good behavior
2. Good attendance (fewer than 10 unexcused absences and/or tardies combined per year)
3. Parent maintains a cooperative partnership with the school and district
4. Student can be accommodated by current instructional program services that will meet the educational, physical, and emotional needs of the student within the choice school’s capacity without placing undue financial burden on the school system.

Once a school is selected, the student must remain in that school for the entire 2025-2026 school year. Please note that transfers to another school will only be approved during the 2025-2026 school year if the student moves to an address in a different school attendance zone. No bus transportation will be provided for students attending school outside their residential attendance zone.