Lottery Entry

The lottery is held each Fall, August-October.

Increase Your Chances At A Spot

The 2027-2028 Lottery is closed. 
Please contact Taylor Thomas (tthomas@fchs.net) for enrollment questions. 

Lottery Timeline

September 1, 2026
Lottery Application Opens
September 30, 2026
Lottery Application Closes
October 1, 2026
Lottery Held (10 AM)
October 2, 2026
New Student Registration Opens
November 30th, 2026
Lottery Winner Registration Closes
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December 1, 2026
New Student Registration opens on first come, first serve basis.
FAQs
  1. Follow us on social media – it is the best way to get all the updates on enrollment and events.
  2. When the lottery application opens, fill it out. This is an interest form and will allow your student to be entered in the lottery process.
  3.  Wait patiently until the lottery is held. You are welcome to attend the lottery in person in the Fox Creek Middle School Commons, but it is not required.
  4.  Mrs. Thomas will email all students who were accepted through the lottery. At that time, you must complete the New Student Registration which will be sent through a link in the email. Registration must be completed at that time to secure your place at Fox Creek. See the link below for step by step instructions on completing the registration process.

Please complete the application. If your student has any interest in attending Fox Creek, they will need to be included in the lottery to be a part of the process.

A student must live in South Carolina and be in good academic standing.

Students who are entering the lottery are given preference if they have a sibling who is currently attending Fox Creek or who graduated from Fox Creek.

Yes! It will be held based on the timeline above. If attending in person, it will be in the Fox Creek Middle School Commons.

Any family interested in being a part of the lottery must complete the application during the open lottery time period. The time or day your application is received does not impact your lottery chances. The lottery is random and done through an online system that is not swayed by the day/time applications were received.

Yes, should there be more applicants than vacant spots, a waitlist will be created. If those selected from the lottery do not complete registration by the deadline, then the first person on the waitlist will be contacted and offered the seat.

Please contact Mrs. Thomas (tthomas@fchs.net). Yes, attendance may still be possible, but it is dependent on the number of open spots per grade level. Should grade level spots be still available, the ‘first come first serve’ registration opens based on the timeline above.

Questions?

Contact Taylor Thomas at tthomas@fchs.net.