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Superintendent warns of $2 million state funding drop as district pilots attendance and mental-health tools
Summary
Mercer County officials said enrollment declines — 325 students lost since last year — will reduce state funding by about $2 million next year. The board heard proposals to pilot an attendance/communication platform and to expand CTE and mental-health services, including a 24/7 Reach Out chat that the district says has handled more than 1,500 conversations this year.
Mercer County Schools officials told the Board of Education on March 9 that declining student enrollment is set to cut state revenue and is prompting pilots of new attendance and student-support tools.
District leaders said enrollment fell by 325 students from last year to this year and by roughly 600 students over several years. "We lost 325 from last year to this year. So, our funding will be reduced by approximately $2 million from this year to next year," a district official told the board during the data update.
Administrators proposed piloting an attendance and student-data…
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