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District—s October 1 student count shows recovery in enrollment but a drop in reported socioeconomic designation
Summary
SAD 52—s October 1 count rose above early-COVID levels but administrators flagged a marked decline in students identified as economically disadvantaged (a drop discussed as roughly 86 compared with last year), a change administrators tied to lower form completion rather than confirmed reductions in need.
District leaders told the board that the October 1 student count has largely recovered from pandemic-era declines but highlighted a concerning fall in families recorded as economically disadvantaged.
Director Drysdale and Superintendent Ed said the overall subsidy-count number rose slightly year-over-year, a figure that matters for state aid, but the number used for free-and-reduced-lunch (socioeconomic disadvantage) fell. "Last year we had 754. This year we have 668," Superintendent Ed said when walking…
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