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CCSD reports 178‑student drop to start school year; board seeks grade‑level and transfer details
Summary
District enrollment fell from 4,423 in May to 4,245 at the start of the school year, a drop the board estimated could represent roughly $2.5 million in lost funding; staff provided preliminary transfer destinations and agreed to supply grade‑level breakdowns and follow‑up on students whose waiver/transfer forms were not returned.
District officials told the board that CCSD’s student headcount at the start of the 2025–26 school year was 4,245, down 178 from the May count of 4,423 that appears in district records presented to trustees. Data presenters said the reporting date for the slides was Aug. 11 and provided school‑level totals: Kirtland Central High School 715, Shiprock High School 450, Newcomb High School 207, Kerr Prep 120 and explicit elementary, middle and Head Start totals for the district. Presenters showed differences between the May and August counts by site (for example, Judy Nelson Elementary down 50 students from 469 to 419; Kirtland Elementary down 22; Kerr Prep up 21; and some middle schools…
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