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Albertville board reports drop in K–12 enrollment, flags budget impact
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves told the Albertville City Board of Education that K–12 enrollment is 5,466—down from enrollment figures used for the current budget—information the board heard alongside compliance and testing updates.
Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves told the Albertville City Board of Education on Feb. 17 that district K–12 enrollment stands at 5,466, down 57 students since October and below the 5,713 figure the FY26 budget used. He said the FY27 ETF budget will be based on a September 2025 submission of 5,523 students, representing a decrease of about 190 students from the FY26 budget foundation. The superintendent specified the counts exclude PreK.
Dr. Reeves also reported the district completed state compliance monitoring last week and praised district staff for their preparation. He said ACCESS testing for English-language learners will require an eLearning day on Feb. 24 for grades 1–12 students not taking the test, while PreK and kindergarten will follow a normal schedule.
Why it matters: enrollment drives state funding formulas and the district’s budget-planning assumptions. A shortfall versus the FY26 budget baseline could affect staffing and program planning for FY27 unless offsets are identified. The board received the information as part of the superintendent’s routine report; no budget action or formal vote on changes to the FY27 budget was taken at the meeting.
The report also included routine operational notes and calendar items. The next procedural steps for any budget adjustments were not specified during the meeting.
