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Whitnall board hears enrollment report showing 2,344 students, rising open enrollment and mobility
Summary
District staff told the school board the district's third-Friday enrollment was 2,344 students, including 446 open-enrollment students, and outlined rising student mobility and increases in economically disadvantaged pupils with implications for staffing and the budget.
Dana, the district data staff member, told the Whitnall School District Board of Education that the district's total enrollment on the third-Friday count was 2,344 students, of whom 1,898 were resident students and 446 were open-enrollment students. "This year, our total enrollment on third Friday was 2,344. 1,898 of those students are considered resident students, and we had 446 who are considered open enrollment students," Dana said.
The presentation placed the numbers in a longer trend: Dana said current enrollment is the lowest in about 20 years and that the percentage of students classified as economically disadvantaged has risen by more than 15 percentage points over two decades. The district also has a growing share of students joining or leaving during the school year: Dana reported that the district's mobility rate has increased in recent years, and…
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