Maury County schools report near-12,000 daily attendance as graduations begin

Maury County Schools representatives told the Health and Environment Education Committee on Monday that the district is closing out the 2024–25 school year with enrollment just above 13,000 and that graduation ceremonies start this week.

Miss Ventura, a representative of Maury County Schools, told commissioners the district’s enrollment as of the prior Friday was 13,201 students and average daily membership was 13,058. Average daily attendance for the same day was 11,984, a figure Ventura described as “down a little bit” from the district’s preferred staffing-and-funding benchmarks.

The district’s graduation schedule, as presented by Ventura, begins Saturday at Mount Pleasant High School and continues through the following week at other county high schools, including Spring Hill High School on Friday and Columbia Central the preceding Monday. Ventura said Battle Creek High School did not yet have a graduation date set.

Ventura said state testing has finished for the year but that final results will not be available until late September or early October. When Commissioner Grodin asked about the district’s reported graduation rate — noted by the commissioner as roughly 92 percent — Ventura said the state’s official four-year graduation count, which includes summer completers, will not be finalized until after June 30.

Ventura also reported storm- and utility-related tree damage at the Horace O'Porter facility and said the district plans to replant 6- to 10-foot replacement trees over time. She urged commissioners to submit questions in follow-up if they need additional detail.

The presentation lasted only a few minutes and drew no formal committee action.

Looking ahead, Ventura said she and district finance staff are preparing a budget presentation for the commission next week and that final funding figures will be shaped by average daily membership and attendance totals.