{"id":5772,"date":"2020-04-14T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2020-04-14T11:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:28:02","slug":"school-enrollment-falls-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/5772","title":{"rendered":"School Enrollment Falls Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

School enrollment figures for school districts across the state were updated recently for the 2018-2019 school year (last year) and the Whitehall School District’s total enrollment fell to 699 students. This is the lowest number since I have tracked this and the first time the number has fallen below 700.<\/p>\n

The complete enrollment figures for 2018-2019 school year can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

I have been tracking and reporting on the enrollment for a number of years. To put this number of 699 students into historical context I have updated my yearly enrollment chart below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
School Year<\/strong><\/td>\n 04-05<\/strong><\/td>\n 05-06<\/strong><\/td>\n 06-07<\/strong><\/td>\n 07-08<\/strong><\/td>\n 08-09<\/strong><\/td>\n 09-10<\/strong><\/td>\n 10-11<\/strong><\/td>\n 11-12<\/strong><\/td>\n 12-13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Students<\/strong><\/td>\n 885<\/td>\n 860<\/td>\n 858<\/td>\n 845<\/td>\n 815<\/td>\n 779<\/td>\n 753<\/td>\n 742<\/td>\n 755<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School Year<\/strong><\/td>\n13-14<\/strong><\/td>\n14-15<\/strong><\/td>\n15-16<\/strong><\/td>\n16-17<\/strong><\/td>\n17-18<\/strong><\/td>\n18-19<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Students<\/strong><\/td>\n 757<\/td>\n 736<\/td>\n 736<\/td>\n 758<\/td>\n 708<\/td>\n699<\/font><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The district has now reached the lowest enrollment since I have been tracking this.<\/p>\n

During this time, local property taxes have increased every year. State aid has also increased every year.<\/b> Sadly, the Board of Education has not passed on any savings from this plummeting enrollment to the local taxpayers, in spite of increased state aid during the same time period.<\/p>\n

Instead of managing the decline in enrollment to help the taxpayer, we are in this perpetual cycle where enrollment falls and taxes go up.<\/p>\n

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School enrollment figures for school districts across the state were updated recently for the 2018-2019 school year (last year) and the Whitehall School District’s total enrollment fell to 699 students. This is the lowest number since I have tracked this and the first time the number has fallen below 700. The complete enrollment figures for … <\/p>\n

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