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Yakima School Board hears enrollment dip, cash‑flow strengths and summer programming
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff told the board the district’s enrollment fell from an October peak of 14,834 FTE to a May count of 14,516 (about a 280-student decline), while cash is running above projection; the board was briefed on a grant-funded summer school program with roughly 2,300 students registered and a budget calendar with a public hearing planned in late July.
At the June 15 meeting, Yakima School District leaders reported a modest midyear decline in enrollment but a generally stable financial picture heading into the budget cycle.
Finance staff presented enrollment trends, saying peak enrollment was 14,834 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students in October and the May count was 14,516, a drop the presenter described as "just under 280 students" from peak to trough. The presenter said the district’s enrollment decline has flattened recently and that conservative enrollment assumptions are built into the proposed budget for the public hearing scheduled in late July, with adoption possible in August.
On cash flow, staff told the board tax-collection timing produced two revenue jumps and cash remains about $4 million above projection year-to-date; staff said they will provide a more accurate fund-balance projection at the district’s budget hearing.
The board also heard about a large, grant-funded summer school program expected to serve roughly 2,300 students in an about eight-hour daily model for four weeks this summer.
Superintendent Dr. Green and staff praised recent graduations and the district’s first AA-degree cohort (in partnership with Arizona State University, supported by Gates Foundation funding for the initial cohort) and described plans to verify final cohort numbers and follow up with local media interest.
Next steps: staff will finalize and publish the budget materials for the public hearing in late July, update the board with precise graduate and cohort counts, and provide a fund-balance projection at the hearing.
