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Registrar warns district lost over $1 million as students left for online schools; board approves budget-shortfall resolution
Summary
High school registrar Ashley Pruitt told the board Brookings-Harbor lost a net of students this year to online schools—she estimated more than $1 million in revenue left the district—and recommended investing in a stronger in-district online program. The board then approved Resolution 2025-002 declaring a $1.2 million shortfall and outlining staff reductions and reserve tapering.
Ashley Pruitt, the high school registrar, told the board she is “concerned for our students and faculty” after the district experienced a steep enrollment shift to out-of-district virtual schools. She said the high school had 53 new students and 118 students left this year and that 56 students enrolled in Baker Webb Academy; she estimated the departures represented “over half $1,000,000 that walked out of our district.”
Pruitt urged that the district invest in its own online program, noting Baker Webb’s model employs one adviser…
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