Sharyland ISD reports enrollment peak but flags 130–135 student decline with $845,000 estimated impact
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District staff reported a peak enrollment of 9,652 and year-to-date attendance of 95.88%. Superintendent said the district has lost roughly 130–135 students, estimating an $845,000 fiscal impact and attributing much of the decline to students on visas returning to Mexico or leaving temporarily.
District data presented at the board meeting showed a peak enrollment of 9,652 (as of Oct. 9) and year-to-date average daily attendance of 95.88 percent, short of the board’s 96 percent goal.
Mr. Rasinski, the district’s director of data systems, explained that average enrollment for the year is 9,581 and a refined ADA of 9,022.9, noting that prekindergarten students generate only half an ADA point under state rules. He also walked the board through grade-level enrollment patterns and reported ongoing new and returning enrollments across grade levels.
Superintendent Dr. Howard told trustees the district had seen a decrease of approximately 130 to 135 students compared with projections and estimated the potential fiscal impact at roughly $845,000. He said a significant portion of the decline is students who are on visas and who have either returned to Mexico or left to resolve paperwork matters; administration is monitoring the trend closely.
Board members asked about the causes of improved attendance (moving closer to 96 percent). District staff credited campus-level follow-up — principals and teachers contacting families, incentive programs such as attendance reward days and small prizes, and parent education about the financial impact of absences.
The board did not take immediate budget action tied to the enrollment projection at this meeting, but administration said it would continue to track the numbers and report potential fiscal effects to trustees.