District officials say final student count for 2018-19 school year drops below previous year for first time in a decade
I think that this is the start of the decline in school-aged kids.
Enrollment in the Pullman School District is down for the first time in 10 years and officials are flattening projected growth for the coming years.
Just more than 2,800 students are projected to be enrolled in the district for the 2019-20 school year, and district officials say they do not expect growth to overtake 2,900 for at least the next four years. The Pullman School Board will discuss the updated figures during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. tonight.
“We were bumping up 100 to 150 kids a year, and then lately, it’s just been steady at about 30 to 40 kids per year,” PSD Finance Manager Diane Hodge said. “Our enrollment has just finally steadied off after a 10-year increase.”