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Board advances student transfer policy to first reading, discusses tuition for out‑of‑state students
Summary
Hardy County’s board sent the in-county/out-of-county transfer policy (JBE) to first reading July 20 and discussed a provision to charge tuition for out-of-state students because the district does not receive per-pupil funding for those enrollments.
The Hardy County Board of Education voted July 20 to send the in-county and out-of-county student transfer policy (JBE) to first reading after debating whether the district may charge an applicable tuition fee for nonresident or out-of-state students.
Staff explained the policy change reflects state code: the district does not receive the state per-pupil allotment for students who move in from another state, so the policy proposes charging a pro rata tuition to cover the lost funding. "The idea behind that is when you have a student that comes in from out of state, you're not getting the per pupil," staff said, and suggested the fee would be calculated on a monthly pro rata basis. Board members asked who determines the fee and how it will be calculated; staff said the team would compute the amount and that the practice of charging inter-county tuition has historically been washed out by reciprocal billing, so out-of-state students are the primary concern.
Board members asked how many nonresident students had applied for the coming year; staff reported roughly 110 nonresident applicants for the upcoming school year. The discussion noted the October 1 “magic day” enrollment snapshot determines state funding for the year: students present Oct. 1 generate reimbursement while late arrivals do not.
The policy was advanced to first reading; no final tuition schedule was adopted at the meeting and staff committed to provide the pro rata calculation and related details as part of the policy process.
