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District 196 reports stable enrollment at 28,934 students on Oct. 1
Summary
District 196 reported 28,934 students on its official Oct. 1 seat-count for the 2025-26 school year. Finance staff said the district's projection methodology was within 0.3% accuracy and highlighted demographic shifts including growth in special education and English learner populations.
District 196 presented its official Oct. 1, 2025 seat-count enrollment Monday, reporting 28,934 students for the 2025-26 school year and saying the district's projection methodology continues to track actual enrollment closely.
"The October 1 report is utilized in a few different ways," Danny Dusheng, the districtcoordinator of finance, told the board. He said the district's official Oct. 1 seat count is used to set final budget allocations and helps estimate the year-end ADM figures that drive most state aid entitlement…
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