Each year, about nine percent of students in Hamilton County get a seat in a school outside of the zone where they live.
Hamilton County Schools provides about a hundred different public K-through-12 options through its school choice lottery.
This week, families could start applying for open seats.
William Newlin of Chattamatters explains how it works.
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Alison Poole contributed to this story from Chattamatters.
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