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U-46 reports 3.2% enrollment decline; district details $50M in recent facility work
Summary
District officials told the Board of Education that official enrollment fell to 33,182 students — a drop of about 1,104 pupils, or 3.2% — and outlined $32 million in FY24 and $18 million in FY25 facilities investments and maintenance projects.
The School District U-46 Board of Education heard a facilities update Tuesday that showed official enrollment for the 2025–26 school year at 33,182 students, a year-over-year loss of about 1,104 pupils (approximately 3.2%), and described hundreds of maintenance and capital projects completed across the district over the past two fiscal years.
Administration officials said the enrollment slide is broad-based and driven largely by lower birthrates and fewer newcomer students. “We lost an additional 1,104 students or approximately 3.2% from last year, resulting in an official enrollment of 33,182 students,” Brian Lindholm, U-46 chief of staff, told the board. The district reported a roughly 50% drop in newcomer enrollments compared with this point last…
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