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South Umpqua reports multi-year enrollment decline; district revises SSF estimate
Summary
Superintendent Erika Bare and fiscal staff told the board the district’s enrollment has declined over recent years and the State School Fund estimate was reduced by $147,789, lowering the projected June 30, 2025 ending fund balance.
Superintendent Erika Bare presented multi-year enrollment tables showing a decline in student counts across district schools and an overall downward trend in total enrollment for the past several years. Packet tables show school-by-school counts (e.g., South Umpqua High, Coffenberry, Tri City Elementary) and a district total that has fallen from earlier reported highs.
Director of Fiscal Services Shy Chapman said the district revised its Estimate of Membership to account for the decline, which reduced the State School Fund estimate for 2024–25 from $14,230,438.89 to $14,082,649.85, a decrease of $147,789.04. The packet also notes that February enrollment figures are treated as frozen due to pandemic-period reporting conventions, which affects budgeting and state funding calculations.
