York Preparatory Academy is a free public charter school in Rock Hill, SC that provides educations to students in Kindergarten- 12th grade.
How do I apply? To be included in our 2026 Enrollment Lottery, applications must be submitted between October 15, 2025 and February 15, 2026. The application will be available at https://www.yorkprepsc.org/page/enrollment-and-tours
Who can apply? All students residing in South Carolina are eligible to attend regardless of their zoned district. To be eligible, Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before 9/1/26 and 1st grade students must be 6. Families moving from out of state may complete an application but must provide proof of SC residency during the registration process.
How does the lottery work? All applications received during open enrollment (10/15/25-2/15/26) will be entered into our enrollment lottery software. The lottery is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 9:00 am. The enrollment lottery software randomly assigns a lottery number to all applicants and places them in the order of their lottery number on the list. Priority will be given to YPA staff and board children, the siblings of current students, and the dependents of active-duty members of the military residing or stationed in this State.
Do siblings of current students and staff children need to apply? Yes. To be included in the lottery you must apply during open enrollment. Current York Prep students do not need to reapply.
If one student is accepted, do their siblings get priority? No. To receive sibling priority in the enrollment lottery, students must have a sibling that attended York Prep in the 2025-26 school year.
How will applicants be notified? Families will be notified of the lottery results via email by 3:30 pm on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Do you offer tours? Yes, please visit https://www.yorkprepsc.org/article/2393645 to sign up for an upcoming tour. Dates and times are added often.
Questions? Please contact brooke.bruner@yorkprepsc.org for more information.