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Board hears enrollment decline numbers; fine arts advocate links arts funding to recruitment
Summary
District administration reported a net enrollment decline of 862 students as of the first reporting period; a community member urged trustees to preserve and fully fund fine arts programs that she said help recruit and retain students.
Freddy Martinez, ECISD director for PIMS and pupil accounting, told the board the district closed its first reporting period with 32,489 students, a net decrease of 862 students compared with the prior count. Martinez reported the district’s elementary enrollment at 16,143 (net minus 433), middle schools at 6,507 (minus 89), and high schools at 9,839 (minus 340). He said 163 students who left last…
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