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Fargo schools report kindergarten shortfall on eve of term; high school virtual academy grows to 129
Summary
District officials reported on enrollment shortly before school opened: overall K‑5 enrollment near demographer forecasts but kindergarten lagging, early childhood special education starting lower than last year, and a larger high‑school virtual academy cohort.
District enrollment staff told the Fargo Board of Education that, on the eve of the school year, elementary enrollment overall was close to demographer predictions but kindergarten lagged and several program counts merit monitoring.
Dr. Gross and Missy Adesnes presented the numbers, saying the demographer (RSP) predicted K‑5 enrollment of 5,136 and that, "as of today at 04:47, we have 5,103." Dr. Gross warned that kindergarten is typically the hardest grade to estimate and said the district was "90 students down from what we…
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