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Astoria SD 1 board hears 10-year enrollment slide, 17% courtesy enrollment and rising special-education caseloads
Summary
Board received a 10-year enrollment review showing a 7.48% drop, 299 students attending on courtesy enrollments (17.4% of the student body), and elevated special-education caseloads prompting redistribution efforts and follow-up work.
A district presentation on enrollment and services at the Astoria SD 1 board meeting underscored long-term decline and capacity pressures.
Administrators presented a 10-year comparison of October enrollments showing a 7.48% drop over the period. The district reported 299 students living outside its boundaries attending on courtesy enrollments—about 17.4% of total enrollment—and estimated 42 registered homeschool students and roughly 144 students attending charter or other district schools. District leaders said the mix of transfers and homeschoolers suggests both retention and recruitment challenges.
The board heard detailed special-education figures. The district…
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