Audubon Community School Reverses Enrollment Trend

           At the October board meeting Superintendent Brett Gibbs reported that the Audubon Community School District saw a slight overall increase in enrollment numbers as compared to the previous school year. While the districts Certified Enrollment saw a decrease of 7.8 students that loss was offset by an increase of 3 students in the districts Pre-Kindergarten program and an increase of 6 students who decided to Open Enroll into the Audubon District for the 2013 – 2014 school year.  This increase reverses the trend of declining enrollment that the district has witnessed since 2008 – 2009.  Here are the enrollment comparison numbers that Gibbs shared with the board:

	FY14	FY13	Change
Resident Students	489.2	494.3	-5.10
Open Enrolled Out	36.1	38.8	-2.7
Certified Enrollment	525.3	533.1	-7.80
Open Enrolled In	43.6	37.6	+6.0
Pre-Kindergarten	38	35	+3.0

            Superintendent Gibbs pointed out to the board that even though the number may appear as only a slight increase for next year, when you take into consideration what the projected enrollment numbers were from October of 2012 the gain looks much more impressive.  “You also have to consider the total number of students that the district serves, or the, “Butts in Seats” number,” Gibbs told the board,  “That also shows an increase for the district which is very good news.”

	Actual	Projected	Change
Certified Enrollment	525.3	513.3	+12
	FY14	FY13
Total Serviced	570.8	566.9	+3.9