The number of births to Evesham mothers is down from 2017, after two straight years of increases. Three grades went down, two grades went up. (Just a note: these decision would have been made during the summer, not in September.)Īverage class size by grade remains relatively stable. So the decision again, 3 classes of 22, or 4 classes of 16, 16, 17 and 17? District-wide, there were no 3rd grade classrooms of 16 students or fewer.Ĥth and 5th grade faced similar decisions for Jaggard, with 63 and 66 students respectively. Similarly, there were 66 3rd grade students at Jaggard. Does the district make classrooms of 22, 22 and 21 students (above the average)? Or classrooms of 16, 16, 16 and 17 (below the average), which also results in the extra cost of another teacher and possibly aides? In September, district-wide, there was only one 2nd Grade classroom with 16 or fewer students, so it appears the decision was made for the larger classrooms. In September 2019, the 2nd grade at Jaggard had 65 students. This just looks to be the result of math. Why are class sizes at Jaggard higher than other schools? Elementary enrollment is down about 18% from its high in Spring 2003. Overall, there are 16 more students in the district than last year, and 9 less than from June 2016. K-8 enrollment remains relatively flat since 2016. So while the numbers I have used below come directly from the district, the compilation of data into charts, the analysis, and the conclusions are strictly my own. I exchanged a couple emails with the district's Business Administrator to obtain enrollment data and information regarding paid Kindergarten via an OPRA request. I should note I have not spoken with anyone from the School District or the School Board regarding enrollment, nor do I speak for them. This blog post looks very similar to last year's report. However, I feel it is still important to look at where we are and where we are going. As we move further from that decision, I don't think such a detailed review is necessary (as the competing demographic reports are now more than 4 years out of date). Back in July 2018, I wrote ' A Deep Dive Into Enrollment Numbers', a look at then-current enrollment numbers and future possibilities in light of the closure of one of the district's elementary schools.
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