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District staff brief board on enrollment trends, open‑enrollment numbers and financial impacts
Summary
District staff presented a detailed briefing on enrollment trends and open enrollment on Jan. 14: resident enrollment has declined in recent years, the district enrolls 240 open‑enrolled students (about 12.5% of enrollment), and per‑pupil state base revenue and estimated reimbursements make financial impacts complex.
Shorewood School District staff gave a detailed presentation Jan. 14 on enrollment trends, the role of open enrollment and the program’s financial effects on district operations.
Heather (district staff) told the board the district’s total enrollment for the current school year is roughly 1,917 students, with about 1,675 resident students. The district currently has 240 open‑enrolled students (students who live outside the district and attend Shorewood public schools), comprising about 12.5% of total enrollment; 83 of those students reside inside the Milwaukee city limits. The district has 27 residents who open‑enroll out to other public districts.
Heather summarized cohort trends and class sizes: the district’s average cohort size across grades has fallen from about 157 students in 2017 to about 141 in the latest…
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