ALL RETURNING FAMILIES WITH NEW AND RETURNING CHILDREN (K-12), please use the Infinite Campus Parent website to register your children. The link for Online Registration can be found under the More tab within the Infinite Campus Parent website. If you do not have an Infinite Campus Parent account set up, please contact your child’s school to do this. Using the Infinite Campus Parent website will save you time because you will not have to re-enter basic information that the school already has and will prevent duplicate entries of your child. All you will need to do is update any changes and add any new children (for example if you have children attending LCS already and have a kindergarten student attending for the first time) before submitting the online registration application through your Infinite Campus Parent account.

ALL NEW FAMILIES (K-12) WITH NEW CHILDREN ONLY, please use the NEW PARENT online registration link

For Pre-Kindergarten applications, please complete the form that can be found at www.lcsedu.net/departments/curriculum/pre-k.

For parents unable to complete online registration at home, LCS will have kiosks set up at various school sites for you to use. Simply contact the school your child will be attending to set up a time to use a kiosk.

Proof of Residency

Two proofs of residency will be required for all students, new and returning.  This can be done as part of Online Registration or in person at the student's school.

Valid proof of residency includes:

  • Current utility bill (gas, oil, electric, water, cable, land line)
  • Rent/mortgage agreement
  • Current rent receipts with address on receipt
  • Closing papers of home purchased
  • City registration of vehicle (The City of Lynchburg requires that vehicles be registered within 30 days of moving to Lynchburg)

A driver’s license is not considered a proof of residency.

If you do not have the above, and you and your children are living with someone else in the city, you need to provide the division with the following:

  • a notarized letter from the person with whom you are living, stating that the parent/guardian and child are residing with them at this address, and the date they moved to this address; and
  • two proofs of residency from the person with whom you are living (the name on the notarized letter needs to match the name on the two proofs of residency).

The federal McKinney-Vento Act guarantees school enrollment to anyone who, due to a lack of permanent housing, lives in an inadequate or temporary setting, such as: emergency shelters or domestic violence shelters; motels, hotel, or campgrounds due to lack of an an adequate alternative; cars, parks, public places, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings; or doubled up with relatives or friends due to loss of housing or economic hardship.

Homeless Education Information

SchoolFinder

Have you moved recently? Use SchoolFinder to search for your street address to find out where you student is zoned to attend.

SchoolFinder: Where will your child go to school?

New Students (Grades Pre-K through 5) 

Prior to entry for the first time to any public pre-k, kindergarten or to any public elementary school, a child must have a comprehensive physical exam by a qualified licensed physician; the scope of this examination is prescribed by the State Department of Health. Any transfer student enrolling in Lynchburg City Schools for the first time from another state must have a comprehensive physical exam. The physical exam must have been completed within twelve months prior to enrollment. Admission of students without a physical examination is not allowed! Click here to see physical examination and immunization requirements.

Children who are five years old by September 30th are eligible to attend kindergarten. Children who are three or four years old by September 30th are eligible to apply for LCS Pre-Kindergarten.

Before a child may enter school, the parent or guardian is asked to provide the following records:

New Students (Grades 6 through 12)

Please bring a copy of your child’s state-issued birth certificate, physical exam, and immunization records.

Immunization Requirements (Grades 7 & 12)

Required immunizations for entry into 7th grade include a Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (Tdap) Booster; Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY) Vaccine; and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine*. The final dose of the MenACWY Vaccine should be administered prior to entering 12th grade.

See the School Minimum Immunization Requirements page on the Virginia Department of Health website for details.

*As a parent or guardian, you have the unique right to decide if your child gets the HPV vaccine. After reviewing educational materials approved by the Board of Health, the parent or guardian, at the parent's or guardian's sole discretion, may elect for the child not to receive the HPV vaccine.

Important Dates

Back to School Event

Saturday, August 10, 2024
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at University of Lynchburg

Orientation (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 6th Grade & 9th Grade)

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 (all schools except Bass)
Times and locations are based on your student’s school

Enrollment Day

Thursday, August 15, 2024 (all schools except Bass)
See Enrollment Day page for more information

First Day of School

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 (all schools except Bass; see calendar for Pre-K first day information)

Forms, Applications and Handbooks

Click here for forms, applications and handbooks related to student registration.