California’s ongoing school enrollment decline was the subject of a recent summit hosted by the state’s Superintendent of Instruction. It examined the demographic and fiscal forces and tried to identify some solutions to building what was described as a more sustainable education system. Meanwhile, the Superintendent of the Nevada Joint Union High School District, Dan Frisella, describes their enrollment as a “slight increase” of only around 50 students over the last four years….

 

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Frisella also mentioned Charter Schools seeing an enrollment surge earlier in this century as a factor in the high school district’s decline.  He says current enrollment stands at 25-hundred-64 students and recruitment opportunities are limited, given the modest number of kids living in the county. But efforts at middle schools appear to be robust…

 

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Frisella also notes the county’s aging population with no children in many households and a lot of the homes being purchased by retirees, especially outside the county. He says there’s no ideal enrollment number. He says facility capacities determine that. But he says greater enrollment also provides more funding and a nicer variety of programs for students.