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SLPS reports enrollment dip from prior year but staff say numbers are trending up; FOCUS registration changes explained

St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Chief Mitchell told the school board that count-day enrollment fell from 17,989 (2024–25) to 17,226 this year (a difference of 763), but more recent pulls show numbers rising back to 17,368; staff reviewed FOCUS registration changes and deadlines for families.

Chief Mitchell presented an enrollment and registration update to the St. Louis Public Schools board on Jan. 13, reporting count-day figures and planned changes to the annual registration process.

Chief Mitchell said SLPS’s 2024–25 count-day enrollment was 17,989 and that this year’s official count-day number was 17,226 — a decrease of 763 students. She told the board that when district staff ran the enrollment pull on Jan. 5 the count was 17,348 and a later pull the…

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