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Eatonville reports modest enrollment gain for September; kindergarten and middle grades show declines
Summary
District business staff reported a preliminary 11 FTE increase in the official early-September count; kindergarten enrollment was about 15 students below projections and grades 6–8 were down about 14, while high school rose about 4.5 FTE, district staff said.
District finance staff member Crystal reported preliminary year-end financials and the district's official fourth-day enrollment count, saying the district is about 11 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students above its budgeted roll-up projection for September.
Crystal cautioned that the financial report is preliminary because accrual processing continues through September and October for invoices and some revenues; final year-end numbers for the period ending Aug. 31 will be available after those items are processed. "The overall enrollment is up by about 11 FTE for the month of September," Crystal said.
Crystal broke the enrollment changes down by level: kindergarten came in approximately 15 students below expectations; grades 6 through 8 were "quite a bit lower than expected by about 14"; and high school rose by roughly 4.5 students, driven in part by 17 additions to grade 12. She noted that a modest increase in FTE does not automatically translate into additional funded teacher positions because state funding is calculated on averages over the year.
Crystal also said the district is allocating carryover Title I funds to provide additional supports where class sizes are slightly higher and that contract provisions allow teachers and school leaders to choose supports when classes exceed contracted sizes.
Next steps: staff will continue closing year-end accounts in September–November and return more complete financial and enrollment reports to the board.
