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Urbana SD 116 reports lower enrollment, stronger-than-expected fund balance and outlines $23M sixth-grade center plan
Summary
District administrators told the board the six-day enrollment count fell to 4,159 from 4,369 last year, prompting discussion of residency verification and budget sensitivity; finance staff said one-time energy incentives and state evidence-based funding increases improved the FY25 outlook while a $23 million sixth-grade center remains budgeted.
Urbana School District 116 administrators reported a six-day enrollment of 4,159 as of Aug. 29, down about 210 students from the same point a year earlier, and told the board the drop is already shaping grant-based revenue assumptions for fiscal 2025.
Administrators said a large share of early withdrawals showed addresses in neighboring Champaign and that staff tightened online-registration verification this year to require in-person proof for questionable addresses. "We closed the process and required families who we thought maybe didn't live in Urbana anymore to come in and verify their address," a district administrator said. The change produced a spike in entries coded as Champaign and also produced a high "unknown" flag (about 14%) that staff expect…
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