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Cabell County Schools outlines multi-year plan after enrollment decline, plans personnel actions in April
Summary
District leaders told the school board that enrollment has fallen about 2,000 students since a 2014-15 peak and that federal ARP funding ended, creating a $12–$14 million annual shortfall that will require using reserves and staged staffing adjustments; a special personnel meeting is proposed for April 21 to act on transfers and reductions.
An unnamed Cabell County Schools staff presenter told the board that enrollment has fallen roughly 2,000 students since the 2014–15 peak of 13,221 and that the end of one-time federal ARP funding has left the district running a multi‑million dollar annual gap.
The presenter said the district employed 997 professional staff in 2024–25 while the state funding formula allowed 864, leaving the district “above formula” because positions hired with ARP funds continued on payroll this year. The presenter said the district expects to use some reserves next year and aims to reach required carryover levels within three years.
The decline in enrollment — described as roughly 200–250 students per year since the peak — reduces state aid and has driven a funding shortfall the presenter put at roughly $12…
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