Board hears multi-year enrollment decline, Lighthouse down about 50 students
District staff told the board enrollment has declined over three of five years, falling from 1,791 in 2022 to about 1,495, and cited statewide birth-rate declines and shifting class-size cohorts as contributors to the trend.
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At the Oct. 12 meeting, district staff presented enrollment data showing a continuing decline in student numbers, which the presenter described as the third year of a five-year trend. She said, "Back in September 2022, the district served 1,791 students. At this time in September 2026, enrollment has decreased by a 119 students to 1,495 students, with Lighthouse, the Lighthouse Learning Academy showing a decrease of 50 students."
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