How should records be reported for students who attend multiple districts or schools?
If a student attends multiple schools within one district, only one record should be created. Since only one administrative unit can be reported for each student, the district should choose the student’s “primary” facility based on where records are kept or similar criteria. Reporting works differently when a single student attends multiple districts. All districts that enroll the student should create and submit a record. This causes no problems in data submission as long as the total FTE is not greater than 1.00. This answer also applies when one of the districts eligible for aid is an ISD. In some cases, LEAs and ISDs will contract with one another to provide specific services for specific students. In this case, it may not be necessary for both districts to report the students. For instance, if an LEA has a contract with an ISD for special education services, the ISD would not have to submit a record because the ISD would not directly receive state funds for those students. Instead
