Enrollment and staff keep shrinking

What happened

Staff said enrollment fell from 10,194 in 2020 to about 9,164. The district had 110 fewer employees than a year before, and it projected a 2025-26 deficit of about $9.1M.

Why it matters to families

Fewer students means less state money. The district is cutting jobs mostly by not refilling them, which can mean bigger classes or fewer services.

The evidence

At the February 18, 2026 budget workshop, staff gave the enrollment trend, the staff count (1,876 to 1,766) and the deficit projection. Later meetings reported similar drops: 108 fewer staff in July and 74 fewer in August. Evidence comes from the district's auto-generated YouTube captions, which can garble names and numbers.

The source