The District of Columbia’s education ecosystem is unique. Families have the ability to choose a school that is right for their student and each of the District’s 69 local education agencies can set their own enrollment policies. This means that students can  transition across schools during and between school years.* Additionally, the District’s small geographic footprint means that students may move only a few miles but move out of or into the District’s boundaries and therefore also move out of or into the District’s school systems.