C2018-19 Enrollment Summary and Class Size Report

2:45 p.m.

The annual Class Size Enrollment Report is an important data set because it provides a cross check with student projections and staffing decisions.  In a time of declining enrollment, it is essential to have information to analyze the actual number of students in each class or course and teachers assigned in the schools.  The size and configuration of our schools makes comparisons difficult.  It is important to view each school individually, as well as compare schools of similar size.  In addition to the Class Size Report, information is included that lists the Number of Sections for each school;  a  Class Size Comparison by Year for the last four years; and a Comparison of Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTR).  The PTR comparison is one way to look at equitable staffing in all our schools.  It is, however, an important comparison because approximately 80% of our budget is in employee salaries.  The information provided in the report displays individual school sites.  For the purpose of analysis, we elected to group schools in the same way that the Human Resources Department does for staffing purposes.  The groupings are as follows:

• large high schools
• middle schools
• elementary and K-8 schools
• small schools, and
• other schools

Additionally, in the communities of Kenai, Nikiski, Seward, Soldotna, and Homer, schools were placed in similar tables.  Please keep in mind that whenever data are aggregated, there is a risk in making unfair comparisons.  For instance, it is more difficult to staff smaller schools because they are inherently less efficient to operate than larger schools.

This year we are also including enrollment data to review as part of this work session.  Included we have included the "KPBSD FY19 Projected Comapared to Original Actual OASIS" report and the "FY20 Projected Enrollment" reports.