Charlottesville City Schools

New Students Starting Spring 2025 (2024-25 School Year)

• Call your school.

New Students Starting Fall 2025 (2025-26 School Year)

• For students starting Fall 2025, online registration forms are now open in SchoolMint. For click-by-click instructions, see below.  After you register, someone from your child’s school will be in touch about how you can bring in proof of residency and other required documents. 

Registering a kindergartner?

• Visit this kindergarten page!
   

Registering a new preschooler? 

• Start by applying HERE. 
• ¿Inscribir a un nuevo niño en edad preescolar? Comience aplicando AQUÍ.

Click-by-Click Steps to Complete the New Student Registration Form in School Mint:

1. Go to the website ccs.schoolmint.com
2. Log in or create an account.
3. Check the upper right corner to verify you are in the 2025-2026 year 
4. Add a new student.
5. Complete the Student Information page that appears and click the Save & Continue button.
6. Choose the new student registration form and complete the form. You can securely upload the required documents or bring them to the school.
    

What is the required documentation to enroll in Charlottesville City Schools?

Students enrolling in the Charlottesville City Schools for the first time must provide:

• Original birth certificate (or certified copy)
• Proof of residency
  • Mortgage, lease, real estate tax statement OR
  • Driver’s license or government-issued photo ID plus current utility bill (electric, gas, water/sewer)
• A completed “school health entrance form” showing that the child has received a physical examination performed by a physician within a year of enrollment. (Required for all K students, even if they have been enrolled in the preschool program.) Suggestion: Call your doctor’s office to ask if they’ll fax your child’s form to your school. Fax numbers are listed with school registrar contact list, below.
• A completed immunization record (part of the “school health entrance form”)
• Custody or guardianship paperwork (if necessary)
• Don’t have everything? Bring what you have to the school, and they will help you.
   

School divisions are required to accept students who meet residency requirements under § 22.1-3 of the Code of Virginia and may not deny a free public education to undocumented school-age children who reside within their jurisdiction because they do not hold valid United States citizenship or a student visa. Questions should be addressed to the Director of Special Education and Student Services at 245-2405.

Re-Registering for Fall 2025 (2025-26 School Year) – Opens around May 14

Around May 14, we will open the forms to re-register your student for the 2025-26 academic year, where you can update your bus requests, phone numbers, and more to get ready for next year.

The re-registration form is open in SchoolMint for all returning resident students and all approved non-resident students. 
Using your SchoolMint account from last year, please access the program and begin the process by following the Click-By-Click Instructions below.  If you have forgotten your password, SchoolMint features a password reset option. If you have questions or issues in accessing SchoolMint, please contact your school for further assistance.

Link to School Mint:

• The link to SchoolMint is https://ccs.schoolmint.com/logon

Click-by-Click Re-Registration Steps

1. Log in to SchoolMint and verify you are in the 2025-2026 year (found in the upper right)
   1. SchoolMint features a password reset feature if you need it!
2. Find the appropriate student card, and click the Add Forms button [or the + button for Non-Resident families].
3. The Student Information screen will appear where you will need to confirm basic student information along with your current physical address and district of residence. [Approved Non-Resident students will not see this step as it was completed in the application process.]  Click the Save and Continue button
4. On the next screen, click the down arrow next to the option of Re-Register at Your Current School, then click the blue, Re-Register button to continue.

Better Review of Parent, Guardian, and Emergency Contacts

A major change this year is found in the Parent/Guardian and Additional Contacts screens.  We have transferred over the data currently in PowerSchool for your review, and below each person’s data set, we give an opportunity to update any fields that need to be changed. As a reminder, all parents/guardians are automatically considered emergency contacts. The Additional Contact screen requires at least one other person to be added in an emergency in the event a parent/guardian can not be reached.

Looking for information about course selection and enrollment?

Start with the Program of Studies.​​

Who Needs to Complete This Form?

1. A student who lives outside the boundaries of Charlottesville and is new to the division, having never attended Charlottesville City Schools (CCS) previously.
2. A student who once attended a CCS school previously and is returning for 25-26, but lives outside the City.
3. A currently enrolled student (in 24-25) who has moved, or will move between now and next school year, and will live outside of the City.

Steps to Apply as a NEW Non-Resident Student

• Learn about the schools! You can call your school of interest to set up a visit.
• Review our program policy for admission: School Board Policy JECC — Admission of Non-Resident Students
• Complete an online New Non-Resident application through Schoolmint.  Applications for new students are due June 1.
  • For Charlottesville High School, here is an additional instruction letter for prospective families. 
• Once the student has been accepted, you will need to complete the 2025-26 registration forms in SchoolMint and provide the required registration documents for enrollment.  Instructions will be included in the eligible for registration email after approval is made by the School.
• Submit tuition payment in full by August 1.
• A waiting list may be established.

2025-26 Tuition Rates

Grades K-8:

• $1,471 for the first child in a family
• $1,203 for each additional child from the same family

Grades 9-12:

• $1,871 for the first child in a family
• $1,604 for each additional child from the same family

Tuition rates will increase by 5% in the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

Who is a Returning Non-Resident Student?

A returning non-resident student lives outside of the boundaries of Charlottesville and currently attends Charlottesville City Schools as an approved non-resident student in the 2024-2025 school year.

Instructions for a Returning Non-Resident Student:

• Complete an online Returning Non-Resident application through Schoolmint. Applications for returning non-resident students are due May 7. See Click-by-Click Instructions, below.
• Once you have been accepted and receive confirmation, you will need to complete the 2025-26 Re-registration forms in Schoolmint. This will open around May 14.
• Submit tuition payment in full by August 1.

Click-by-Click Steps to Find and Complete the Returning Non-Resident Student Application

1. Log in to SchoolMint and verify you are in the 2025-2026 year (found in the upper right)
2. Find the appropriate student card, and click Add Forms button
3. The Student Information screen will appear where you will need to confirm basic student information along with your current physical address and district of residence.
4. Click the Save and Continue button
5. Click the Apply to More Schools button
6. Click the Returning Non-Resident Student Application button and fill out the form.

2025-26 Tuition Rates

Grades K-8:

• $1,471 for the first child in a family
• $1,203 for each additional child from the same family

Grades 9-12:

• $1,871 for the first child in a family
• $1,604 for each additional child from the same family

Tuition rates will increase by 5% in the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

School Registrar Contact Information: