A student transferring from another school system in South Carolina or from another state must provide his or her previous school transcript, state-issued birth certificate, South Carolina Immunization Certificate, and proof of residence (at least two documents). An out-of- state student must take his or her immunization record to a doctor, health department, or child's school nurse to receive a South Carolina certificate.
New residents may temporarily enroll their children in school for 30 days with a special exemption issued by the school until an immunization certificate can be obtained. Existing immunization records and/or out of state certificates may be evaluated by your child's school nurse who is authorized by the Health Department to issue a SC Certificate if all of the requirements have been met.
If a certificate is not presented to the school at the end of the 30 days, the student will no longer be allowed to attend school.
The tuition for nonresident students for the 2011-12 school year:
| PUPIL CLASSIFICATION | OUT OF DISTRICT | OUT OF STATE | |||||
| Per Year | Per Semester | Per Day | Per Year | Per Semester | Per Day | ||
| Kindergarten | $3,267 | $1,634 | $18.15 | $7,214 | $3,607 | $40.08 | |
| Primary (1-3) | 3,116 | 1,558 | 17.31 | 6,881 | 3,441 | 38.23 | |
| Elementary (4-8) | 2,513 | 1,257 | 13.96 | 5,549 | 2,775 | 30.83 | |
| High School (9-12) | 3,141 | 1,571 | 17.45 | 6,936 | 3,468 | 38.53 | |
| EMH, LD, OHI | 4,373 | 2,187 | 24.29 | 9,655 | 4,828 | 53.64 | |
| TMH, EH, OH, PMD, TBI | 5,127 | 2,564 | 28.48 | 11,320 | 5,660 | 62.89 | |
| VH, HH or AU | 6,458 | 3,229 | 35.88 | 14,261 | 7,131 | 79.23 | |
| Speech | 4,775 | 2,388 | 26.53 | 10,543 | 5,272 | 58.57 | |
| Homebound | 5,277 | 2,639 | 29.32 | 11,653 | 5,827 | 64.74 | |
| Vocational | 3,242 | 1,621 | 18.01 | 7,158 | 3,579 | 39.77 | |