Twin Rivers reports on school enrollment
Twin Rivers Elementary School students and their families spent Tuesday, Oct. 10 creating pumpkin art at a special night at the school. Submitted photo.
By PHIL MONSON
Jim Murray, superintendent of Twin Rivers Schools, updated the board of education on several topics at last week’s monthly meeting on Oct. 12 in Bode.
With the official enrollment date (Oct. 1) now in the books and reported to the state, Murray said the overall enrollment is down seven students.
“Sadly, we are officially down seven students. Seven students is a lot for the Twin Rivers School District,” Murray said. “For pre-school through fifth grade we’ve got 48 students. Being down seven students is quite a bit.”
“While the reduced number means a drop in state funding based on enrollment, Murray says it doesn’t help the district in the overall bigger picture.
“For Twin Rivers, it’s not about the finances. Financially Twin Rivers is in fantastic shape,” Murray said. “It’s more about the fact that we have a very small elementary school and we need students in the building to have a good learning environment.”
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