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Eagle Point SD 9 reports steady enrollment decline; administrators warn of long‑term budget pressure
Summary
District staff told the school board the district is losing about 2.2% of students this year, which could reduce state funding by roughly $500,000 per 1% decline and may require small staffing adjustments.
Eagle Point School District 9 administrators told the board on March 19 that enrollment is continuing a multiyear decline and that the district faces ongoing budgetary pressure if the trend continues.
The district is projecting a year‑to‑date student loss of about 2.2% for 2024–25, staff said, and noted the state pays “roughly $10,000 per student.” District staff said, “Every 1% we lose of our students equals about $500,000 of state school funding.”
Why it matters: state funding is tied to student counts. Board members heard that roughly 60% of recent…
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