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Osseo reports modest enrollment gains, flags private-school shift and class-size costs
Summary
District staff reported a current pre-K–12 enrollment of about 21,009, noted a notable rise in residents attending private/homeschool options (2,985, up 604), and outlined how lowering class-size targets would require multimillion-dollar staffing investments; board asked for school-level averages and follow-up surveys of families who left.
John Morstad, the districts executive director of finance and operations, presented November 1 enrollment counts and multi-year projections and emphasized the link between enrollment and district budgeting and staffing.
Morstad said the districts pre‑K–12 enrollment is 21,009 students, an increase of about 359 students (roughly 1.7%) over last year. He flagged a sizable increase in residents attending private or homeschool options: "Osseo Schools residents…
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