Michigan's School of Choice open enrollment program, created in 1994, is supposed to give families educational options beyond their assigned public schools. In the 2018-2019 school year, 98 percent of Michigan school districts said they participated in the open enrollment.

Michigan law lets students attend schools outside of their resident district through charter schools, school of choice programs, or other cooperative agreements.

Michigan law requires a person enrolling a student in school provide the local or intermediate school district with a certified copy of the student's birth certificate or other reliable proof of the student's identity and age.

Michigan law lets students attend schools outside of their resident district through charter schools, school of choice programs, or other cooperative agreements.

A district may not grant or refuse enrollment based upon religion, race, color, national origin, sex, height, weight, marital status, or athletic ability, or in violation of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination.

Michigan's school of choice program provides parents the opportunity to move their child from one school to another within the boundaries of the school district, or allow non-resident students to enroll in another district. Each local school district decides whether or not it will participate in schools of choice.

Charter schools are public schools under the Revised School Code. Charter schools may not charge tuition and must serve anyone who applies to attend, up to the enrollment capacity. Charter schools are not private schools and cannot be associated with a religious organization.