USD 367 Enrollment Dips Slightly Subhead: Change Not Enough To Alter Budget

By Doug Carder

Osawatomie USD 367’s enrollment is down 11 students, but that’s not enough to affect the district’s budget for the 2010-11 school year.

The district’s total head count on Monday, when official enrollment was turned into the state, was 1,185 students, down from 1,196 students last school year. The district’s full-time equivalency was down 12.5 students compared to last year. For state funding, non-special education kindergarten students are counted as half students, as are preschool students.

“We can use the 1,196 number from last year for the budget. And I haven’t heard any discussions (from the state education department) about cutting funds, so our funding should be fine this year,” Superintendent Gary French said. “It (lower enrollment) might affect us next year, though.”

By grade, enrollment on Monday was 77 kindergarten students, 83 first graders, 80 second graders, 74 third graders, 90 fourth graders, 103 fifth graders, 103 sixth graders, 95 seventh graders, 84 eighth graders, 91 freshmen, 86 sophomores, 98 juniors and 83 seniors. Preschool enrollment was 39, and 4-year-old, at-risk preschool was 22.

With regard to enrollment by building, OHS is down two students, OMS is up nine students and Trojan Elementary is down 18 students. Swenson Early Childhood Education Center enrollment is up, because of additional preschool students.

“We were up 50 students (district-wide) last year, so if you look at the two-year average we’re doing OK,” French said. “We do not have all the weighted numbers figured yet (such as the number of students with free and reduced lunches) but we could be slightly up or about the same as last year (in state aid).”

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