Brief: Revelstoke school enrolment above forecast
Revelstoke school district student numbers are higher than forecast by about 62 students for the 2018–2019 school year.
The actual Revelstoke school district enrolment numbers are up for the 2018–2019 school year, leading to an increase in funding to cover the additional students.
In a report for the district’s Dec. 13 education board meeting, Secretary Treasurer Bruce Tisdale presented final enrolment numbers as of Sept. 30.
The district had forecast a total of 970 students. The actual number came in at about 1,032. As a result, the school district’s funding allocation increased by $420,818, to a total of $11,262,848.
“The increase is mainly due to an enrolment growth of 62.365 [full-time equivalent] FTEs, bringing the final student enrolment to 1,032.625 FTEs,” wrote Tisdale in his report to the board.
As a result of the increased enrolment and funding, the school district has made a number of adjustments. The include: hiring 4.59 [FTE] teachers, hiring 2.8 support staff, increasing clerical support by 12 hours per week, increasing the school supply budget, and increasing the maintenance budget.
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