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Richfield reports small enrollment increase; warns of funding risk from free meal changes
Summary
Craig Hulgee, the district’s business-and-operations presenter, told the board Jan. 6 that Richfield had 4,117 students on Oct. 1, 2024, and warned that lower counts for free-and-reduced meal eligibility tied to universal free meals could reduce compensatory funding.
Craig Hulgee, the district business-and-operations presenter, summarized enrollment, class-size and demographic data for the Richfield Public School District during the board’s Jan. 6 meeting.
"As of Oct. 1, we had 4,117 students district wide in Richfield Schools," Hulgee said, and he presented a packet of supporting tables and multi-year charts. Hulgee said the district’s traditional K–12 count was 3,963 (excluding voluntary pre-kindergarten), with 154 students in Voluntary Pre-K (VPK). He reported 1,739 elementary students, 813 middle-school students and 1,272 high-school students on the October count.
Average class sizes across the district remain about the same as recent years: Hulgee said elementary average class…
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