NEWS RELEASE -- SD Unified Enrollment Meets Projection of Slight Decline

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, October 1, 2012

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED ENROLLMENT MEETS PROJECTION OF SLIGHT DECLINE


SAN DIEGO -- Official enrollment of the San Diego Unified School District
-- set by the State of California as the fourth Friday of the school year
-- met projections of a slight decline for the 2012-13 school year.


The fourth-Friday enrollment of 115,499 was within 497 students of
district budget projections. By meeting projections, the district will
avoid layoffs of classified staff, although some teaching and non-teaching
employees may have to change schools due to enrollment fluctuations.


"It's important in these trying budget times that we have a stable and
smooth opening of our schools," said Superintendent Bill Kowba. "By coming
very close to projections, it means we can concentrate on putting the
staff where they need to be."


District-run schools have 115,499 in pre-kindergarten through grade 12,
off 497 from projections but down by 1,827 from 2011. At 44 charter
schools, 17,401 students are attending, up by two schools and 1,152
students from last year. Including charters, 132,900 attend classes at San
Diego Unified School District campuses.


Overall enrollment in the San Diego Unified School District has shown
either a small decline or small increase over the last several years.
Changes have generally been less than 2 percent up or down, with a
decrease in 2011, increase in 2010, decrease in 2009, increases in 2008
and 2007.


Budgets are prepared in the spring and based on enrollment projections, as
the district receives funding from the state based on student enrollment
and daily attendance. For more information on the budget process, go to
www.sandi.net/budget <http://www.sandi.net/budget>.


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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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