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Enrollment pressures at small Denali Borough schools prompt plans for community use, CTE and homeschool co-ops
Summary
Board and assembly members discussed falling enrollments at Campbell and Anderson, the revenue effect if counts fall below 10 students, and ideas to repurpose underused school space for CTE, adult education and homeschool co-ops to support community retention.
School board and assembly members spent substantial time on enrollment and how small-school demographics affect both funding and community life.
Superintendent Dan Paul and board members reviewed the district's enrollment counts used for funding. The budget front page showed an Anderson count of "6.5" and the meeting record noted Campbell's current counted figure at 11.75, with only nine students actually enrolled at present. Staff said if Campbell falls below a 10-student threshold in the count period, the district would face an additional funding reduction of roughly…
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