Fillmore Unified outlines enrollment trends, staffing and new attendance-recovery options under SB 153

Fillmore Unified School District administrators told the board they expect stable enrollment near the district’s recent average of about 3,700 students, highlighted efforts to reduce interdistrict transfers and reported a 94% teacher retention rate and 81.5% of teachers holding clear credentials.

Roger Adams, assistant superintendent for human resources and student services, presented site‑level enrollment trends, interdistrict transfer data and staffing metrics. Adams said the district has averaged roughly 3,700 students outside the pandemic years and that common reasons families give for transfers are parent employment, childcare needs and continuing enrollment in the district where students previously attended.

Adams said the district’s interdistrict transfer count for 2025–26 was about 75 so far, and that number typically rises over the summer. He noted that many transfers represent students who enrolled elsewhere in early grades and have continued in those districts rather than a large, new outflow from the district.

On staffing, Adams said Fillmore Unified is nearly fully staffed,…