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Revere enrollment falls below 7,000; officials warn of budget pressure
Summary
At the Sept. 9 Committee of the Whole meeting, district officials said total enrollment stood at 6,908 — the first drop below 7,000 in more than a decade — and said lower enrollment will create budget challenges for next school year.
Revere School Committee leaders and district staff said total enrollment stood at 6,908 on Sept. 9, a decline the superintendent called the first dip below 7,000 in more than a decade and a likely driver of budget stress next year.
The superintendent, Dr. Kelly, told the Committee of the Whole that prekindergarten enrollment is 138, kindergarten is 457 and the district-wide count for grade 2 is 503; grade 3 is 491 and grade 4 is 504. At the high school level, Dr. Kelly said the district still has “1,961 and 130 kids are at CityLab,” a total of about 2,000 students at the secondary level. “If you go all the way to the back page, you'll see for the first time in…
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