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Rent a house in a desirable school district
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:32 pm
Can I rent a house in a desirable school district and use it to register my kids in the schools despite residing elsewhere?
Like keep my mortgage on my primary house, rent a house just for the address and use that address for the schools
Like keep my mortgage on my primary house, rent a house just for the address and use that address for the schools
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Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:35 pm to turnpiketiger
Yes. But you would be better off buying a small house and leasing it to someone else, but use that address as your residence so you get the school district you want.
This post was edited on 2/18/26 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:38 pm to turnpiketiger
Why don't you want to send your kids to Glen Oaks?
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:50 pm to turnpiketiger
Great opportunity to tech your child to be a cheap deceitful liar
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:54 pm to turnpiketiger
We thought about doing this. It didn't sit right with me. I'm just going to pay the money for the LC "elite" private school. Hopefully no riff raff.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:59 pm to SUB
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But you would be better off buying a small house and leasing it to someone else, but use that address as your residence so you get the school district you want.
I know people who do this and rent the house to a family member for cheap.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:09 pm to turnpiketiger
Or you can just use that rent money to pay for a private school education.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:12 pm to jasonbr1975
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Or you can just use that rent money to pay for a private school education.
My thoughts as well. Probably the cheaper option!
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:17 pm to armytiger96
Houston and Dallas private schools are like 40k a year
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:21 pm to danilo
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Great opportunity to tech your child to be a cheap deceitful liar
I think you don't realize its more common than you assume. I know elected officials do this.. They buy a house in the location of the district they are running in. Depending on the position they have to have been there for certain amount of time.. I think.
But to the person who suggested renting, if the op goes that route, make sure you can 100% do that. Some schools, if it gets reported, will check to see if that child does indeed live in that location.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:25 pm to turnpiketiger
quote:Short answer: Yes.
Can I rent a house in a desirable school district and use it to register my kids in the schools despite residing elsewhere?
At least you could 20 years ago in Livingston Parish. There was an older home down the road from us that was rented by folks out of BR so their kids could attend Live Oak. Seems like they had 3-4 kiddos, all around high school age. They would ghost the place most of the time, but occasionally the kids would have parties out there. If anyone would have done the most cursory examination, they'd have figured out the ruse. OTOH, I guess the property owner paid property taxes, so it wasn't technically illegal.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:33 pm to yellowfin
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Houston and Dallas private schools are like 40k a year
Maybe so but OP didn't specify where he lives so the natural assumption is LA
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:33 pm to turnpiketiger
Apartment may be cheaper. Seen it done a thousand times.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:37 pm to turnpiketiger
Would probably have a hard time finding a house in the hood for less than 1,200 per month. At that point why not just send them to a $14,400 per year private school.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:38 pm to turnpiketiger
That’s how so many basketball players go to Dutchtown
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:42 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Would probably have a hard time finding a house in the hood for less than 1,200 per month. At that point why not just send them to a $14,400 per year private school.
Do the math again. He said kids.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:47 pm to OweO
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elected officials
Deceitful liars
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:58 pm to turnpiketiger
Maybe I’m dumb but it seems like there would only be a very narrow subset of situations where someone financially capable of renting in a markedly better district than they actually live wouldn’t have more efficient options - no?
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:24 pm to turnpiketiger
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Can I rent a house in a desirable school district and use it to register my kids in the schools despite residing elsewhere?
You can rent an apartment and do that.
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:36 pm to turnpiketiger
Wow, having kids seems to be a pain in the arse
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