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Mercedes ISD board hears attendance and enrollment report; ADA drop cited as near‑term budget risk
Summary
District staff told trustees average enrollment fell about 90 students year‑over‑year and average daily attendance (ADA) dropped about 114 students; administrators said the ADA loss could reduce state funding by roughly $1 million as the district builds next year's budget.
Mercedes Independent School District leaders presented trustees with an August-to‑April snapshot showing a year‑to‑date enrollment decline and mixed attendance results that administrators said will factor into next year's budget.
Technology Director Roland Handy said the district will report three indicators each month: average enrollment, attendance rate and ADA (average daily attendance). He told trustees the district recorded an average‑enrollment drop of about 90 students compared with the prior year, an attendance‑rate increase of…
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