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MCCSC reports sustained enrollment decline, launches redistricting study and two‑year financial plan
Summary
Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Winston told the Monroe County Community School Corporation board that enrollment has dropped since 2019, costing the district millions and prompting a redistricting study and a two‑year plan to align staffing with revenue.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Winston told the Monroe County Community School Trustees on Feb. 25 that the district has experienced a sustained decline in student enrollment since 2019 and has launched a redistricting study and a two‑year, structural fiscal plan to respond.
Winston said MCCSC lost about 835 students (a 7.66% decline since 2019) and that the corporation “did not receive” approximately $17,200,000 in revenue from 2021 through 2024 because of lower enrollment; she added the district projects an additional loss of about $5,200,000 before the end of the school year. The district’s payroll increased by about $28,600,000 over three years — roughly $15,000,000 for teacher salaries and benefits and $13,600,000 for hourly staff — while staffing levels have remained largely unchanged even as enrollment fell.
Why it matters: MCCSC’s funding is driven primarily by…
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