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District reports drop in kindergarten enrollment, forecasts lower overall student total
Summary
Administrators told the board September enrollment was below budgeted FTE by about 47 students, with kindergarten particularly lower than last year; board members asked staff to return in October with a deeper demographic analysis and projections.
Mercer Island School District staff reported early September enrollment figures showing the district is below its budgeted full‑time equivalent (FTE) projection and highlighted a notable decline in kindergarten numbers.
The presentation showed the district budgeted 3,850 FTE students but had 3,803 FTE on the September count date, a shortfall of 47 students. The presenter said headcount was roughly 3,860. "We were anticipating 3,850 students on our September count dates; we were at 3,803," an assistant superintendent told trustees.
Administrators drilled into…
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