Enrollment at North Judson-San Pierre Schools reflects the transient nature of the student population, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
She shared a quarterly enrollment report with the school board on Tuesday and noted there have been ups and downs in the past 18 months. Enrollment on the February ADM count date was 1,051, which was up from 1,025 in September. The state counts students two times per year. Each corporation receives a set amount of tuition money per pupil based on those counts.
The high number in the past 18 months was September of 2015, with 1,056 students. It dipped by 20 before the February 2016 count date.
As of Tuesday, N.J.-S.P.’s enrollment was 1,043. Zupin is also tracking where students are going when they leave. She told the board 11 the students who left the elementary school moved out of the district. At the high school, eight students moved, two transferred to Knox, one went to Winamac, five are taking virtual classes, and two students dropped out to take the TASK, which is the revamped GED.
Zupin says N.J.-S.P. needs to figure out how to help students who are struggling to complete their high school curriculum and keep them in school until they graduate. She says that will be a focus of the strategic planning group.
