Every school district must take student residency seriously - especially when it comes to athlete participation. When a student athlete resides outside the proper attendance boundary, not only is the student at risk of being declared ineligible, but entire teams may face forfeitures, reversed wins, and shattered seasons.

Every year, districts pour hundreds of staff hours into verifying where students live and whether they qualify for enrollment. It’s a task designed to protect funding, but the process itself is often broken.

Ensuring that students live within district boundaries is more than a bureaucratic box‑check. It determines how public funds are allocated and whether classrooms become overcrowded. Average annual spending per student in the U.S. exceeds $16,500 and can be higher for students who require special services.