Lewisburg Area SD reports stable enrollment, flags rising cyber‑charter costs and staffing priorities

The Lewisburg Area School District received its annual enrollment and staffing projection during the board meeting, where administrators reported stable in‑district enrollment but rising charges for students attending cyber charter schools.

In the presentation, Ben (administrator) told the board the district educates about 87.7% of students who live inside its boundaries and that eSchool enrollment, which peaked during the pandemic, has declined to 16 students this year. He added that out‑of‑district placements have also fallen in recent years.

Ben said the district is required to submit Dec. 1 enrollments to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and also tracks monthly enrollment for internal planning. "Our in school enrollment has been relatively stable across time," he said, adding that the district uses both local counts and PDE projections when planning staffing and budgets.

Nut graf: The presentation…