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Olathe enrollment falls; district projects 2,300‑student decline over nine years and begins rightsizing discussion

Olathe Public Schools Board of Education · November 7, 2025
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Deputy Superintendent Jim McMullen told the board the district’s current enrollment is roughly 28,000 and presented a projection of about 2,300 fewer students over the next nine years.

Deputy Superintendent Jim McMullen presented the district’s enrollment and demographic update, telling the board the district’s current enrollment is roughly 28,000 students and that the district was down about 314 students from the previous year. McMullen said staff project a decline of about 2,300 students over the next nine years, putting the district near 25,700 pupils without changes to underlying demographic trends.

McMullen identified three…

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