PK- 8 Enrollment

kindergarten is open


Kindergarten Registration IS
 OPEN FOR 2025-2026.

  • A child must be five years old on or before July 31 to be eligible for kindergarten.
  • Due to projected high enrollment numbers, voluntary transfer and option student application approvals may be limited or closed for the 25-26 and 26-27 school years.
 

Once you choose Kindergarten Online Registration it will then take you through the steps to create a parent account. If you already have a ParentVue account, you will start a new registration.


ParentVUE Activation Directions:

To start the process of activating your new account click: ParentVUE Account Activation

  1. Read through the Privacy Statement.
  2. Click "I Accept" (located at the bottom of the page).
  3. Enter your own chosen username, secure password, and your preferred email address. Please keep your password memorized and secure.
  4. Click "Complete Account Activation" to finish setting up the account. You will be transported to the ParentVUE portal.

You must activate your ParentVUE web portal account BEFORE using the ParentVUE mobile app and when going into the mobile APP for the first time you may get a screen to activate you can select Already Activate.


Mobile Device ParentVUE App:

  1. Go to your iOS or Android App store.
  2. Search the store for the free "ParentVUE" app by EduPoint.
  3. Once you have installed the app, you can search for the district’s name by zip code (68845) from within the app. Use your newly created ParentVUE account username and password (as part of the "ParentVUE Activation Directions" above) to log in and see your child′s school information through the app on your mobile device.

*After creating your Parent Vue account, you can then choose “start a new registration” to register your child for kindergarten. 


 
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Bright futures Logo with a sun

Bright Futures Preschool Application
Applications are open for the 2025-2026 school year!

For information about Bright Futures:

https://brightfutures.kearneypublicschools.org/

 

For the application:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sChgvVBW3miR7jlhQOkknSIKk72G1vMfoM2RUNAbZFs/edit?ts=6765b782

 

 
Preschool Acceptance
ONLY IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE, COMPLETE YOUR BRIGHT FUTURES ENROLLMENT.  If you have received notice that you have been accepted into the 25-26 school year at Bright Futures, please complete your registration using the following link:

ELEMENTARY KIDS

Elementary Enrollment

  • If you currently have a student enrolled in Kearney Public Schools, you can use the Parent Portal to register your child.
  • New students can be registered online using the following link Online Registration.

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS

Middle School Enrollment

Middle School Enrollment is a two-step process. First, you must register online, then you and your student will go to the directed middle school to complete the enrollment process.

  • If you currently have a student enrolled in Kearney Public Schools, you can use the Parent Portal to register your child.
  • New students can be registered online using the following link: Online Registration.

 

HIGH SCHOOL KIDS

Kearney High School Enrollment

  • New 9-12 grade students should register at Kearney High School in the Guidance Office
    2702 West 11th Street      308-698-8067     Monday - Friday         8:00 am-3:30 pm
  • KHS Enrollment Link
 
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Enrollment Office
Sarah Larsen, Registrar

320 W 24th Street 
Kearney, NE  68845
308-698-8029

Monday-Friday 
8:00 am-5:00 pm
 
Summer Hours
8:00 am-4:00 pm 
 
If you are unable to register online, please register at the Enrollment Office at 320 West 24th Street.
 
 
Kearney Public Schools
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION LINK
 

Items You Will Need When Enrolling

  • A Home Language Survey is part of the online registration and helps us to communicate effectively with families and students who speak a language other than English.

  • FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act form is part of the online registration. Parents may elect to restrict their child's information or allow their child's information to be included in press releases, birthday lists, honors lists, etc.

  • Certified Birth Certificate
    This needs to have a raised seal. (A copy will be made for our files and your original will be returned)  State law requires that all new students must provide a certified copy of the student's birth certificate.

  • Proof of Residency
    You will need proof of Residency in the Kearney Public School district. Your name and address must be on the documents you provide. Examples: Rent receipt, lease agreement, mortgage document, property tax record, voter registration record, current utility bill, government benefits documentation such as Medicare, disability or food stamps.

  • Immunizations & Health Forms

    Kearney Public School requires all students to be compliant with immunizations per Department of Health and Human Services School Rules & Regulations. Please provide a current immunization record.

  • Health Questions
    The KPS Health Questions form helps Kearney Public Schools monitor health conditions of all of our students.
  • Physical Form 
    This is required for students entering kindergarten and seventh grade. The form is provided by your medical provider and should be signed by a physician.  A kindergarten physical cannot be completed any earlier than 6 months prior (February) to entering Kindergarten.

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Map of Schools

Buying a house in a school zone does not guarantee a place in that neighborhood school. 

 

KPS has many schools that have grade levels that are full.  In that case, students are involuntarily transferred to a school with room. 

 

Please contact the KPS Enrollment Office at 698-8028 to know which grade levels are full in your neighborhood school.

 

Online Address Check

http://kearneyne.map.beehere.net/

  • Click Layers (on the upper right )
  • Click Distict
  • Check Schools.
  • Add your street address in the search area (on the left).
  • The system will tell to which school the address is assigned.  Be aware that enrollment depends on if that school has room for additional students.