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Commissioners flag 11% drop in school enrollment as planning concern
Summary
Commissioners raised a recent article reporting an 11% drop in school enrollment and discussed homeschooling and enrollment tracking as factors the comprehensive plan should consider for services and recreation planning.
During review of the comp plan materials, a commissioner raised a Tri City Herald article and said local school enrollment "had dropped 11%." The commissioner said that change matters for planning public facilities and recreational resources and urged the commission to account for homeschooled children when estimating population and service needs.
Other commissioners described how homeschool co‑ops and families participate in community programs and suggested staff compare census and enrollment data to better capture children living in the city but enrolled outside the district. Staff advised pulling enrollment and census comparisons to avoid undercounting families when drafting the plan.
