1 in 10 Ann Arbor students are in School of Choice. Here’s how they got to the district.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Just over one in 10 students in Ann Arbor Public Schools classrooms are in the district this fall through School of Choice.

But as the number of students leaving AAPS declines, a portion of new arrivals may be increasingly ditching the schools closest to home in neighboring districts, according to the latest enrollment data .

School of Choice allows students whose families don’t live AAPS’ boundaries to enroll in the district, and applications are allowed for a limited number of seats for those from other areas within Washtenaw County, as well as Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne counties. Ann Arbor has utilized the policy since 2012 under Michigan’s School Aid Act.

As of this fall, 1,815 total School of Choice students were enrolled in AAPS. About 22