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Wenatchee board hears enrollment analysis: kindergarten classes under 400 FTE and five-year decline possible
Summary
Executive Director Sean Fitzgerald presented demographic and enrollment forecasts showing a recent fall in district-area births, a current kindergarten capture rate near 76% and a modeled decline of roughly 880 students over five years under current trends; board members discussed capital planning and budget implications.
The Wenatchee School District's business office told the board on Oct. 28 that long-term demographic trends and current capture rates are driving a multi-year decline in student enrollment, with particular pressure on incoming kindergarten classes.
Executive Director of Business and Finance Sean Fitzgerald said district funding is driven by average annual full-time-equivalent enrollment (AA FTE) and explained the district's monthly counting method. He said September is typically the lowest monthly count and October the highest because Running Start begins and students settle into attendance.
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