District reports largely stable enrollment; some elementary pressure points noted

Oct 14, 2026

Superintendent presented the Oct. 1 enrollment count at 3,340 students (down about 43 from last year), class-size averages (elementary ~17.37; middle ~20.59; high ~20.25), and mitigation steps at pressure points Hamner and Charles Wright.

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Superintendent Jeff Whitby told the board the district's Oct. 1 enrollment was 3,340 students, down roughly 43 from the prior year, and that elementary enrollment stands at 1,647. "The class size report supports the board's strategic operating plan goal 3 concerning class sizes," Whitby said, and he described small year-to-year shifts rather than major declines.

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