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Enrollment study: Newberg SD 29J lost hundreds of students; parents cite bullying, supports and leadership instability
Summary
A volunteer superintendent liaison presented a study finding 207 families (313 students) left Newberg School District in 2023–24, estimating about $3.3 million in lost funding and naming bullying, inadequate mental‑health/special‑needs supports, academic concerns and leadership turnover as primary reasons.
Leslie Carsley, serving as superintendent liaison and volunteer, presented an enrollment study July 24–Sept. 24 showing steep declines in Newberg School District 29J enrollment.
Carsley said the district "lost 950 students, which is 18%" over the past decade and reported that 207 families (313 students) left during the 2023–24 school year. She told the board her team successfully contacted 122 families representing 167 students and that 21 families (30 students) had moved out of the Newberg area. Carsley estimated the district lost about $3,300,000 in average daily membership funding…
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