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Enrollment edges up; board and staff signal New Kent Elementary and middle-school capacity concerns
Summary
Superintendent and staff reported a modest enrollment increase and identified capacity pressures at New Kent Elementary and the middle school, prompting discussion of capital planning and timing for a New Kent Elementary project.
Superintendent Dr. Ross Nichols told the school board on Sept. 9 that the division’s active enrollment numbers show a modest increase this year and flagged capacity concerns that could affect capital planning.
Nichols said total student headcount was 3,682 but emphasized the division’s funding-related K–12 count is 3,573. “Our total number of students is 3,682. But the number we really focus on is the 3,573,” Nichols said, explaining state funding is based on a March 30 count and not current-day…
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