Eureka Union trustees hear enrollment surge; 4–6 grade capacity flagged as main pinch point

Eureka Union School District officials told the board during their June meeting that enrollment is running above recent averages and that the district is likely to show continued growth into the 2025–26 school year, with grades 4–6 identified as the area with the tightest physical capacity.

The presentation from Dr. Miller, who delivered the enrollment update, said the district’s current headcount was 3,472 students as of early June, with 485 known new registrations January–May and historical averages suggesting the district typically adds about 659 new registrations across the year. “If you take the numbers that we currently know now, January through May, and then add to that the averages of June, July, and August, we are on pace to have 7,16 registrations between January and August of this year,” Miller said. He added a conservative scenario in which June–August produce only half their average would still put the district above its four‑year average.

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