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Superintendent presents 14-year enrollment decline; board begins rightsizing discussion
Summary
Superintendent Dempsey told the board the district has seen a long-term decline in enrollment and urged early planning to "rightsize" schools as the new Gadsden Middle School comes online.
Superintendent Dempsey presented district enrollment trends and urged the board to begin rightsizing discussions as the district completes its middle school construction.
Dempsey said the district has experienced a roughly 17.5% decline in total enrollment over the past 14 years, with the Gadsden High School feeder pattern down about 33% in that period. He walked the board through kindergarten-by-school figures showing kindergarten enrollments fell from about 502 in 2011'12 to roughly 262 in the most recent year, a drop of approximately 48% over 14 years.
Using the Anthony/Loma Linda/Alta Vista area as an…
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