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District reports enrollment dip of about 100 students and explains May finances; Medicaid reimbursements rose to roughly $1.2M
Summary
Administration reported K–12 enrollment down about 100 students compared with last year, leading to two fewer kindergarten sections and one fewer first‑grade section; superintendent also outlined that Medicaid reimbursements rose from about $396,000 in 2021 to roughly $1.2 million in the most recent year and explained management‑fund timing and a one‑time staff payment of about $2.122 million.
Administration provided an enrollment and financial update at the July 24 board meeting.
Enrollment: The district is tracking roughly 100 fewer K–12 students than at the prior year opening, and will open the school year with two fewer kindergarten sections and one fewer first‑grade section. The superintendent said middle‑school enrollment is trending up and may exceed 1,000 students this year, while the high school is affected by a smaller eighth‑grade cohort moving up.
Finance: The superintendent explained an item in the May financials: the management fund (largely insurance payments) can show low activity in some months because large insurance disbursements occur at infrequent intervals. He also reminded trustees that an earlier board approval of a one‑time staff payment will be treated as a fiscal‑year‑26 expenditure; administration said the total of that one‑time payment is approximately $2.122 million.
Medicaid reimbursements: When asked whether Medicare/Medicaid changes could affect Medicaid revenue, administration said it may have an effect and highlighted that district Medicaid reimbursements have grown substantially—"In 2021, we collected or brought in bill for about $396,000; this past school year, we're at $1,200,000." The superintendent said that reimbursement growth helps offset general‑fund costs for special‑education services.
A motion to approve the May 2025 financials was moved and seconded during the meeting; details of the final roll call for that item are not included in the provided transcript segments.
