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KSDE: 9,000‑student drop and 12,000 weighted FTE decline tighten K‑12 dollars despite a 3% base increase
Summary
Kansas State Department of Education officials told the Committee on K‑12 Education Budget that enrollment fell by about 9,000 students and weighted FTE dropped roughly 12,000, reducing formula funding; the three‑year CPI‑U base rose about 3%, but consensus estimates show $130–$159 million less in general education than prior expectations.
Dr. Frank Harwood, representing the Kansas State Department of Education, told the Committee on K‑12 Education Budget that overall K‑12 headcount dropped by about 9,000 students year‑over‑year and that weighted full‑time equivalent (FTE) enrollment declined by roughly 12,000, a change he described as about a 1.8 percent decrease.
"We saw about a 9,000 student drop in enrollment from last year to this year," Dr. Harwood said, and he added that in aggregate the weighted FTE reduction resulted in a…
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