Mrs. Price, a district staff presenter, briefed the Perrysburg Exempted Village Board on Oct. and September enrollment measures at the board’s Nov. 5 work session and explained why different counts are used for funding versus daily operations.

"Enrollment sounds like a simple question, but we wanna take this time to share really how different entities count student enrollment to shed some light on why numbers are different," Mrs. Price said, introducing examples of FTE, monthly headcount and EMIS reporting.

The Ohio Department of Education’s Average Daily Membership (ADM) figure that feeds the district funding payments (SFPR) was reported at 5,154.03 (enrolled ADM as of Oct. 14). The district’s September headcount — the operational "noses‑and‑seats" number used for facilities, staffing and transportation planning — was shown as 5,645. Mrs. Price and board members emphasized that some students (for example, full‑time Penta satellite students, College Credit Plus participants, and certain scholarship recipients) may be on campus yet counted at less than 100% in ADM and therefore not fully reflected in state funding.

Presenters gave examples: roughly 265 students were enrolled in one or more Penta satellite classes at the high school, and about 221 students were enrolled in College Credit Plus courses at the high school; preschool students and some scholarship placements are excluded from SFPR funding tables. Staff noted that the district still provides IEP services and other supports for students who are not fully fundable under those state reports.

The presentation also highlighted other changes affecting totals: homeschool declarations rose to 176 (from 69 in 2016), and EdChoice/private‑school vouchers were reported at 531 students, a substantial increase since 2018. Staff said recent state reporting changes mean the district no longer receives the same visibility into which private schools receive voucher funds.

Board members and staff discussed short‑term drivers of year‑to‑year variation, including a larger graduating class the previous year, migration patterns that do not match Wood County birth‑rate data, and pandemic‑era enrollment shifts. Presenters said the district has a report that breaks down voucher recipients by income and ethnicity and that, in their review, most voucher recipients in the district were higher income — a pattern they characterized as consistent with statewide trends.

Staff also reported what they characterized as a substantial drop in English language learner (ELL) counts — described during the discussion as in the range of about 30–35% — and said immigration and family relocation were possible contributors; they stressed further analysis is needed before drawing conclusions.

Board members and staff repeatedly stressed the distinction between numbers used for state funding and those used for classroom planning: "We are only funded for that many students, but there are actually as many students, and we serve them in different ways too," a staff speaker said. District leaders described how they use monthly enrollment reports and projected enrollment beginning in February to plan staffing, sections, furniture moves and transportation routes.

The presentation closed with a call for continued monitoring: staff recommended against drawing long‑term trends from a single year’s fluctuation and said they would continue updating the strategic plan and reporting enrollment analyses to the board and community.

Ending: Board members thanked staff for the presentation and discussed scheduling follow‑up special meetings and conference attendance logistics.