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Hopkins reports modest enrollment uptick, strong Spanish-immersion demand and virtual-education growth
Summary
Preliminary Oct. 1 enrollment (6,824) modestly exceeded projections; district staff reported strong demand for Spanish immersion (added a fourth section at Alice Smith), lower-than-expected Chinese-immersion numbers, and continuing year-to-year growth patterns in the district's virtual-education program.
Hopkins School District officials told the board Oct. 8 that preliminary Oct. 1 enrollment stood at 6,824 students, about 56 students above projection, while kindergarten enrollment trailed a highly ambitious projection.
Director of communications and enrollment Jolene Goldotti said the district tracks transition grades (kindergarten, sixth and ninth) closely. Goldotti flagged a continued national and statewide decline in birth rates and said district planners set a relatively…
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