Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Beaverton enrollment drops; district to rerun 10-year projection after largest post‑pandemic decline
Summary
The district reported a notable enrollment decline on its Oct. 1 snapshot, driving a plan to commission a new 10‑year forecast and prompting finance staff to model lower revenue for next year; kindergarten cohorts were especially small.
Beaverton School District officials told the school board on Oct. 14 that districtwide enrollment fell again in the October 1 snapshot, marking the largest decline since the COVID‑19 drop and leaving total enrollment about 10.5% below the 2019 peak.
Robert McCracken, the district demographer, said the largest declines were at the elementary level and that kindergarten class sizes have been shrinking for years. “This year was the largest drop in enrollment since 2020,” McCracken said, and he noted a particularly small kindergarten cohort and an unexpected absence of the typical rise from kindergarten into first grade.
McCracken reiterated that declining…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
