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Weber School District reports five-year loss of 1,654 students and outlines staffing, ratio changes
Summary
District staff told the board a five-year enrollment decline (1,470 elementary; 184 secondary; 1,654 total) is forcing hiring freezes, part-time reductions and new class-ratio targets (1:28 junior high; 1:31 high school) while staff push to protect the general fund and use categorical funds where possible.
The Weber School District told the board on Tuesday that declining enrollment over the past five years is driving new staffing and budgeting decisions.
“Over the last five years we’ve lost 1,470 students at the elementary level,” the superintendent said during a presentation of Oct. 1 enrollment counts, adding that secondary losses total 184 and that the combined decline equals roughly 1,654 students districtwide. The district framed that shortfall as the size of a typical high school and said it is already changing hiring plans in response.
District staff said measures include a hiring pause for new positions, targeted…
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