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Blue Valley projects flat enrollment for next five years despite small decline this year
Summary
Blue Valley’s 2025–26 count-day enrollment was 21,563, down about 140 students from last year. District officials presented a five-year projection showing fairly steady enrollment, noted kindergarten declines, and said schools remain within capacity guidelines.
Blue Valley school officials told the Board of Education on Dec. 8 that district enrollment is essentially stable and projected to remain so over the next five years.
Eric Polam, assistant director of planning and operations, said the district’s 2025–26 count-day enrollment was 21,563, down roughly 140 students from last year. Polam emphasized that the measure most relevant to funding is FTE enrollment, which excludes virtual-only students, and noted cohort growth in many grades despite the year-over-year dip.
The report highlighted a modest decline in kindergarten after years of rapid growth, with kindergarten cohorts recently ranging between about…
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