District reports small net enrollment change; projections below expectations
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Summary
District administrators told the board the September enrollment count shows a small increase compared with May 2025 but is lower than the fall 2025 projection; administrators presented comparative year-to-year swings and noted typical in-year enrollment shifts.
Grand Forks Public Schools administrators reported the district’s fall enrollment figures and compared the numbers to both May 2025 counts and the district’s projections.
Mister Bakke presented the fall enrollment report and said the district recorded a net increase of 17 students when comparing May 2025 to the September 2025 count. When compared year over year to fall 2024, however, the district was down by 91 students. Bakke said these shifts follow a pattern of fluctuating enrollment that the district will track as the school year proceeds.
The administration also compared actual September 2025 enrollment to the district’s pre‑fall projection of 7,705 students. September 2025 actuals were 7,561, or 144 students fewer than projected, yielding a projection accuracy rate of approximately 98% compared with last year’s projection accuracy of 97.1%.
Administrators told the board enrollment often fluctuates during the year and historically the district tends to start higher and decline, though recent years have shown different patterns. Bakke and Doctor Glatch said the district will monitor enrollment throughout the year and return with updates as counts change.
Ending: No board action was required; the board accepted the report for information and asked administrators to continue monitoring and to bring updates as the year progresses.