Thursday, 23 August 2007 00:27

ACUSD Enrollment Numbers: Projections Versus Reality

slide18The Amador County Unified School district says they were very close on their estimates for overall student attendance estimates. However, it is how those numbers fall, in relationship to each school site, that has administrators at some schools jumping through hoops. The district projected their enrollment this year at 42-hundred-64 students in the 2007-2008 year. The actual number is 42-hundred-52 students, only 12 students lower than anticipated enrollment. The issues have come at certain school sites where enrollment is up significantly from projections. These sites include Jackson Junior High School, and several elementary level schools.

Jackson Junior was forecast to have an enrollment of 342. That enrollment has exceeded expectations and is currently at 374. This burst of students has necessitated the addition of two teachers and new schedules for 7th and 8th grade students. Also experiencing growth spurts are Jackson Elementary topping the expected 398 students with 407. Pine Grove’s enrollment is more than 10 percent more than anticipates. The current enrollment was expected to be 260 but instead has the school bursting at 298. Sutter Creek Primary and Elementary schools are 14 above their anticipated student count of  350 with 364 students showing up for classes.

 Both high schools have not reached their anticipated numbers with Amador High projected to have 875 students with only 831 beginning school last week. At Argonaut it is the same with projections calculating 677 as this years enrollment, however the school only has reached 665. Ione Junior High and Ione Elementary are also 5 to 8 percent below anticipated numbers. According to Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Business, Barbara Murray these numbers are fluid and will continue to be updated weekly.