Proof of Residence/Shared Residence

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of students must provide the following proof of residence in order to enroll a student in Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

General Proof of Residency

The parent/legal guardian/custodian having lawful control of students must provide two (2) of the following items listed below:

1. Driver’s license or other state or government (military) issued identification bearing the address at which the student will reside during the current school year;
2. Most recent MLGW or municipal water bill of the owner, renter or lessee of the home in which the student will reside during the school year;
3. Mortgage statement or deed of the owner of the home in which the student will reside during the current school year;
4. Lease of the lessee of the home in which the student will reside during the current school year;
5. Rental agreement of the renter of the home in which the student will reside during the current school year;
6. Real estate tax receipt;
7. Public assistance/government benefits check, card or papers.

In the event that two (2) of the items listed directly above cannot be provided, residency may be established by submitting other documentation deemed to be appropriate proof of residency by the department responsible for verifying residency.

Shared Residency Requirements

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, in the case in which a student resides with his/her parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of students must in the home of someone else, the following proof of shared residency mut be provided in order to enroll a student in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools:

1. Unless approved by the department responsible for verifying residency, the homeowner of the home in which the student resides must accompany the parents/legal guardians/custodians to registration and provide two (2) of the items listed in the General Proof of Residency Section above; and
2. The parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of student claiming shared residency must provide two (2) of the following items listed below:

1. Driver’s license or other state or government (military) issued identification bearing the address at which the student will reside during the current school year;
2. Car registration of the parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of student bearing the address at which the student will be residing during the current school year;
3. Voter registration of the parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of student bearing the address at which the student will be residing during the current school year;
4. Payroll stub of the parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of student bearing the address at which the student will be residing during the current school year;
5. Two (2) significant pieces of mail with a forwarding sticker bearing the address at which the student will be residing during the current school year;
6. Government assistance communication directed to the parents/legal guardians/custodians having lawful control of student bearing the address at which the student will be residing during the current school year.

In the event that two (2) of the items listed directly above cannot be provided, residency may be established by submitting other documentation deemed to be appropriate proof of residency by the department responsible for verifying residency.

The parents/legal guardians/custodians of homeless students shall not be subject to the provisions outlined in the Shared Residency Requirements section above.