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Middletown Area SD hears presentation showing sharp rise in special‑education enrollment and costs
Summary
District presenter David Franklin told the board that special‑education enrollment rose roughly 51.6% from 2016–2024 (349 to 529 students) while special‑education spending rose about 88%, and he warned of budget pressures tied to charter‑tuition and service needs.
David Franklin, a district presenter, told the Middletown Area School District board that the district’s special‑education enrollment climbed about 51.58% between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2024, from 349 students to 529.
“Middletown is next, and we had a 51.58% increase in special ed enrollment, from 349 students to 529 students,” Franklin said during a slide‑deck briefing that compared county districts’ decade‑long trends.
Franklin said the district’s special‑education spending rose faster than enrollment: overall special‑education expenses increased from roughly $5.0 million in 2015 to about $9.3 million in the most recent year on the chart — an increase of about 88%.
“We had an 88% increase in spending, while we had a 52% increase in enrollment,” Franklin said,…
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