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District projects flat K–8 enrollment; staff recommends 156 open-enrollment seats for 2025–26
Summary
District staff presented enrollment projections for 2025–26 and proposed 156 open-enrollment seats overall, explaining methodology and the 92% classroom fill rule used to reserve resident capacity.
District staff told the board the West Allis–West Milwaukee enrollment picture is largely stable at the K–8 level and described the assumptions used to set available open-enrollment seats for 2025–26.
Staff summarized the projection method: advancing current-year students grade by grade, removing seniors, and applying historical transition rates and adjustments for kindergarten and ninth grade. For open enrollment the district uses a planning cap of 92% of classroom capacity so seats remain for resident students who…
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