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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-816 (2026)

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15-816. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Nonresident pupil" means a pupil who meets all of the following:

(a) Is not a resident pupil.

(b) Resides in this state. 

(c) Is enrolled in or is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which the pupil resides.

2. "Open enrollment" means a policy that is adopted and implemented by a school district governing board to allow resident transfer pupils to enroll in any school within the school district, to allow resident pupils to enroll in any school located within other school districts in this state and to allow nonresident pupils to enroll in any school within the district pursuant to section 15-816.01.

3. "Resident pupil" means a pupil who meets any of the following:

(a) Whose residence is within the attendance area of a school.

(b) Who resides in an unorganized territory as defined in section 15-825 and whose residence adjoins a boundary of the school district.

(c) Who resides in an unorganized territory as defined in section 15-825 and whose residence is located on tribal land.

(d) Who is placed as described in section 15-823, subsection C.

4. "Resident school" means:

(a) For a pupil who resides in the school district, a school that is within the designated attendance area in which the pupil resides.

(b) For a pupil who resides in an unorganized territory, the school that is geographically closest to the pupil's residence and that serves the pupil's grade level.

(c) For a pupil who is placed as described in section 15-823, subsection C, a school within the designated attendance area in which the residential placement is located.

5. "Resident transfer pupil" means a resident pupil who is enrolled in or seeking enrollment in a school that is within the school district but outside the attendance area of the pupil's residence.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2018 · leading case: Ruth Fisher Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Buckeye Union High Sch. Dist., 41 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002).
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Ruth Fisher Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Buckeye Union High Sch. Dist., 41 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “” A.R.S. § 15-816(1). ¶ 10 Under A.R.S. § 15-816.”
Parker v. Arizona Interscholastic Ass'n, 59 P.3d 806 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “01(A). Section 15-816 defines “open enrollment” as a policy adopted and implemented by a school district governing board to allow resident transfer pupils to enroll in any school within the school district, to allow resident pupils to enroll in any school located within other…”
Fisher v. Tucson Unified Sch. Dist., 329 F. Supp. 3d 883 (D. Ariz. 2018). · cites it 2× “Now, students may attend any school by choice, A.R.S. § 15-816 et seq , with charter and out-of-District schools competing for student enrollment, A.”
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-816(1): 1 case
Ruth Fisher Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Buckeye Union High Sch. Dist., 41 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). “” A.R.S. § 15-816(1). ¶ 10 Under A.R.S. § 15-816.”
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-816(2): 1 case
Ruth Fisher Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Buckeye Union High Sch. Dist., 41 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). “” A.R.S. § 15-816(1). ¶ 10 Under A.R.S. § 15-816.”
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