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Salt Lake board hears enrollment decline and class-size trends; no reconfiguration recommended until 2027
Summary
District administrators reported declining October 1 enrollment — roughly 405 fewer elementary, 91 fewer middle and 390 fewer high school students — and described class-size distributions and targeted supports; staff said no reconfiguration or closure study is recommended before 2027.
Board members on Feb. 17 received the annual G5 administrator report on student enrollment and class sizes, which showed modest districtwide declines and sharper local variations.
Brian Conley, the district’s G5 administrator, told trustees that October 1 comparisons between the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years show about 405 fewer elementary students, 91 fewer middle school students and 390 fewer high school students districtwide. He said those changes represent approximate declines of 3–6 percent by level and that while some schools posted gains — Rose Park and Meadowlark were singled out for increases — the overall trend is downward.
"There are 405 fewer elementary students compared to last year," Conley said during the presentation.…
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