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Palm Beach County officials cite 6,000‑student decline, CEP eligibility erosion and voucher accounting challenges
Summary
Superintendent Michael Burke told delegation members the district has seen a roughly 6,000‑student shortfall versus projections and linked part of that decline to vouchers, falling ELL counts and cost‑of‑living pressures.
Superintendent Michael Burke told delegation members the district has seen a significant drop in enrollment this year and outlined how state voucher programs and federal eligibility changes are affecting meals and funding.
"We were projected this year to be down 400 students. And then we got to our eleventh day of school, and we were down 5,500," Burke said, adding that the district’s most recent October count showed an additional decline and that the total shortfall is about 6,000 students compared with forecasts.
Burke said district records show at least 1,300 students shifted to the Family Empowerment…
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