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District staff: 10‑day counts show enrollment on track, with some elementary sites over capacity
Summary
District presenters told the finance subcommittee that the district’s first‑10‑day physical headcount averaged 11,077 students (ADA ≈ 11,100), broadly matching projections; staff warned that Burbank and Procter Terrace are at capacity and outlined boundary and construction options.
District staff reported that the district’s first‑10‑day physical headcount is essentially on target and flagged localized capacity pressure at a small number of elementary campuses.
“On average…we at present 11,077 students,” the Presenter (S3) told the Board Finance & Security subcommittee, adding that average daily attendance (ADA) reports are “about 11,100.” The presenter said those totals are within a margin of roughly ±41 students and are “slightly above” the district’s projections for the year.
Why it matters: LCFF funding and the district budget rely on ADA and enrollment counts. A sustained rise or drop in ADA can change revenue projections used for staffing and other budget decisions.
Staff described how the district conducts a physical headcount (elementary at the first bell, secondary the period before lunch) and then reconciles special cases—students temporarily absent, students enrolled but living out of the area, and concurrent enrollment notifications from other districts. The Presenter said that when staffing allocation tables are viewed alongside enrollment they appear to show a gap because students in specialized special‑education programs are excluded from the general‑education staffing allocations by design, not because of understaffing.
The committee discussed grade‑level shifts. Staff reported that seventh and eighth grades tracked close to expectations, while grades 9–12 showed a slight decline. The district also saw a pickup in TK enrollment following the statewide rollout of universal TK, which they said accounts for part of the early‑childhood increase.
Schools are using a missing‑student tracker to locate students who never appeared in the first days of school. Staff described outreach including phone calls, home visits and multilingual digital notices through ParentSquare so families can reply in their preferred language. The Presenter said the tracker prioritizes protected groups—foster youth, students covered by the McKinney‑Vento Act and special‑education students—so those students are not dropped inadvertently.
Capacity was a central concern at the elementary level. The Presenter said most elementary buildings have adequate room use but identified Burbank and Procter Terrace as near capacity; those sites are using nontraditional spaces for instruction. Staff outlined two commonly considered responses: (1) shift attendance boundaries so students are reassigned to nearby schools with capacity or (2) identify and plan construction on available lots (the Presenter noted available space at one site that could be an expansion opportunity in a multi‑year plan).
The Presenter also told the committee that several board‑approved projects will add classrooms as listed in board materials, and that some other improvements (for example at Hidden Valley and Proctor) remain pending and were not reflected in the room‑use table.
Board members asked staff to follow up with more granular analysis separating historical approved transfers from current transfers and to bring the elementary‑boundary conversation forward for future discussion.
The subcommittee did not take formal action on enrollment or boundaries; staff said they will return with more detailed data and proposals.
