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District shows long-term enrollment decline; board weighs temporary configurations and consolidation options
Summary
A 14-year enrollment review showed steady declines across the Gadsden feeder patterns, driven by lower kindergarten cohorts and prior consolidations. Staff previewed temporary configurations for Anthony and Loma Linda during construction and discussed a possible future consolidation after the new middle school opens.
District staff presented 14 years of enrollment data May 20 showing steady declines across feeder patterns and a particularly sharp drop in kindergarten cohorts.
Staff said the district-wide kindergarten count this year was 744 students; the typical cohort attrition trend in the presentation was about 0.7 percent per grade. If current trends continue, the cohort now in kindergarten was projected to…
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