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RSU 4 October 1 counts: district enrollment totals, homeschooling rise
Summary
Superintendent presented October 1 enrollment data: preK–8 = 811, secondary = 427, total attending reported as 1,238; homeschool count rose to 143 from 130; out‑of‑district placement count is 23. Superintendent will follow up with numbers for students leaving the district.
At the RSU 4 board meeting the superintendent reviewed October 1 enrollment counts — the official day used to calculate state funding — and highlighted several district trends.
The superintendent walked the board through school‑by‑school and town‑by‑town counts: Libby Tozier’s kindergarten total was reported as 71; the district’s preK–8 total was 811 and secondary (Oak Hill High School) total was 427. The superintendent reported a district attending total of 1,238 and said that compared with fiscal year ’25 (December) the district had 18 more students this year.
The superintendent reported 23 students in out‑of‑district or special‑purpose placements and a homeschool count of 143 (up from 130 the previous year). He also noted the number of students on superintendent agreements was 37 in 2024 and 47 in 2025 (these figures reflect inbound superintendent agreements recorded in the packet).
Board members asked whether the decline in some enrollments reflected statewide trends, increased homeschooling, or outflows to other districts. The superintendent said he will prepare comparative trend data (back to 2019) and try to obtain area‑district comparisons. He acknowledged the transcript does not include a count for students leaving the district and said he would provide that figure to the board.
The superintendent emphasized the practical budget impact: “October 1 is an extremely important day in the world of education,” noting the student count is used by the state funding formula.
