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District reports long‑term enrollment decline, warns of fiscal implications
Summary
Eureka City Schools reported a steady enrollment decline (303 students, ~8% since 2019) with projected further losses and explained how revenue per average daily attendance (~$14,000) and attendance recovery programs affect district funding.
Paul Ziegler presented a semiannual enrollment and attendance update that showed a long‑term downward trend. "We had a decrease of 303 students, about an 8% drop during that period of time," he said, and projected a further loss of 165 students (about 5%) over the next three years; district CBEDS and P‑2/ADA counts were reviewed in detail.
Ziegler explained how ADA drives revenue and noted that one unit of ADA now represents just over $14,000 in state funding. He added that a 1% increase in attendance would translate to roughly a $482,000 fiscal impact for the district. The presentation also highlighted the district’s attendance recovery program and site‑by‑site attendance incentives as strategies to recapture lost ADA.
