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Enrollment decline cited as key driver of lower per‑pupil funding for Oregon Trail SD 46
Summary
District staff told the budget committee that historic low birthrates are the main factor in declining student counts; staff said raising ADMw would require adding categories (SPED, ELL, pregnant & parenting) that the district does not currently plan to increase.
Budget staff told the committee that enrollment decline—notably lower birthrates—is the primary reason the district saw less SSF per‑pupil growth than anticipated.
"This is the second year of the current, state funding, biennium... The SSF per pupil increase of 5.8% (planned) — actual district SSF increase was only 3.5% due to enrollment decline," Tim Belanger said while reviewing current-year results.
When asked how ADMw could be increased, Superintendent Aaron Bayer explained that certain enrollment types (special education, ELL and pregnant & parenting students) raise ADMw, but the district generally attempts to exit students from those categories rather than add them.
Budget committee member DJ Anderson pressed for causes; Belanger said birthrates are the historical driver both locally and statewide. The workshop did not identify a programmatic plan to increase ADMw before the next budget cycle.
