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Albert Lea district warns of sustained enrollment declines, outlines $2.6 million in planned cuts
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Hy told the school board that multi-year student declines are shrinking class cohorts and reducing revenue; the district projects multi-year unrealized revenue and has approved $2.6 million in cuts this year while planning further reductions and community outreach.
Superintendent Dr. Hy told the Albert Lea Public School District board on March 16 that the district is experiencing a sustained, multi-year drop in student enrollment and that the shortfall is forcing staff reductions and budget cuts.
"We were down 130 students this year," Dr. Hy said while presenting weekly and year-to-date enrollment reports, noting separate counts for the alternative learning center (ALC) and a kindergarten cohort of 193. Using a generalized per-student figure of about $12,000, the superintendent illustrated how shifting cohort sizes have reduced the district's revenue over multiple years and said the district has about $2–3 million in cumulative ‘‘unrealized revenue’’ across recent years.
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