Georgia prek has a limited number of seats . They don ' t have the budget to put all children in state funded Prek , so they do lottery to keep it fair . You have the ability to select up to two additional schools for prek outside of your zoned district . This is to give you more chances of getting in . And directly from their website found by googling Atlanta PreK LotteryProcess This year , applicants will have access to an online lottery and enrollment application that can be completed using various mobile and technology devices from the comfort of your home . Applicants will be allowed to select a maximum of three 3 different PreK site locations and should list them in order of preference . Although not mandatory , we highly recommend that applicants select their zoned school as their 1 st choice as that is the only school that Atlanta Public Schools will provide bus transportation services to . This also creates an easy transition to kindergarten . If your child is accepted into a site that is not their zoned school for PreK and you are interested in them remaining there for grades k 5 , please visit the link below for student transfer options