Below are tables showing the enrollment numbers for E-B school district by school building and by grade. This will be followed by an explanation of what “Certified Enrollment” means and how it is determined.
Blakesburg Elementary and E-B Middle School (BAC)
|
Grade
|
Students in
Attendance
|
Open-Enrolled Into District
|
Other
|
Certified
|
|
Pre-School
|
(13)
|
(0)
|
+2*
|
2
|
|
Kindergarten
|
18
|
-4
|
|
14
|
|
1st
|
20
|
-1
|
|
19
|
|
2nd
|
16
|
-0
|
|
16
|
|
3rd
|
18
|
-2
|
|
16
|
|
4th
|
19
|
-2
|
|
17
|
|
5th
|
0
|
-0
|
|
0
|
|
6th
|
23
|
-2
|
|
21
|
|
7th
|
52
|
-7
|
|
45
|
|
8th
|
40
|
-6
|
|
34
|
|
Total
|
(219), 206
|
-24
|
+2
|
184
|
(Highlight) – Normally, preschool enrollment is not counted for certification unless a child is 5 years old or part of a special education program.
*PS, 5yrs of age.
Eddyville Elementary School (EEAC)
|
Grade
|
Class 1
Attendance
|
Class 2
Attendance
|
Total
Attendance
|
O-E
Into
|
Other
|
Certified
|
|
Preschool
|
(19)
|
(17)
|
(36)
|
(1)
|
+6*,+1**
|
7
|
|
Kindergarten
|
17
|
16
|
33
|
-3
|
|
30
|
|
1st
|
17
|
15
|
32
|
-2
|
|
30
|
|
2nd
|
17
|
17
|
34
|
-5
|
|
29
|
|
3rd
|
24
|
24
|
48
|
-3
|
|
45
|
|
4th
|
17
|
16
|
33
|
-4
|
|
29
|
|
5th
|
21
|
21
|
42
|
-3
|
|
39
|
|
6th
|
21
|
0
|
21
|
-0
|
|
21
|
|
Total
|
|
|
(279), 243
|
(21),20
|
+7
|
230
|
(Highlighted) items not counted for certification.
*PS, 5 yrs of age **IEP - Individualized Education Program
Eddyville-Blakesburg High School (EBHS)
|
Grade
|
Attendance
|
O-E Into
District
|
Fremont Whole G-S
|
Tuition Into District
|
Certified
|
|
9th
|
77
|
-5
|
-8
|
|
64
|
|
10th
|
68
|
-6
|
-13
|
|
49
|
|
11th
|
63
|
-7
|
-15
|
|
41
|
|
12th
|
70
|
-3
|
-5
|
-2
|
60
|
|
Total
|
278
|
-21
|
-41
|
-2
|
214
|
Home School Assistance Program (HSAP)
|
HSAP Students Residing in District
|
Weighted @ 0.4 of Regular Certification
|
|
16
|
6.4
|
Open Enrolled Students
|
District
|
HSAP – In
|
K-12 – In
|
K-12 – Out
|
|
Albia
|
5
|
17
|
7
|
|
Davis City
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Fremont
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
|
Moravia
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
North Mahaska
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oskaloosa
|
33
|
15
|
19
|
|
Ottumwa
|
4
|
27
|
20
|
|
Pella
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
TC/Cardinal
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Twin Cedars
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Total
|
57
|
66
|
55
|
Certified Enrollment for EBCSD – Approved by Iowa Department of Education
|
Building or Category
|
Approved Certification
|
|
BAC
|
184
|
|
EEAC
|
230
|
|
EBHS
|
214
|
|
Home School (16 x 0.4 = 6.4)
|
6.4
|
|
Open-Enrolled – Out
|
55
|
|
Tuition – Out
|
6
|
|
Total
|
695.4
|
CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT generally applies to all K-12 resident students who reside within the district and attend EBCSD or who are open-enrolled in another public school district. Also, there are some other special cases that meet the state’s requirements for certified enrollment and some supplemental weighting for various programs which are too detailed for this brief report. A good portion of the state funding/spending authority is based on the certified enrollment, and last year’s funding was around $5500 per student.
EBCSD has to pay for any of its K-12 resident students who are open-enrolled out of the school district into another school district; and the payment comes out of the funds the EBCSD district receives from the state for certified enrollment. The reverse is true when a student who resides in another school district open-enrolls into the EBCSD. Also, Fremont School District pays for its 9th, 10th, 11th and 12 grade students who are enrolled in the whole-grade sharing at the E-B High School (the rate of reimbursement is slightly less than 100% for certified enrollment). The reimbursement rate for HSAP students who are open enrolled from other school districts is at 40%.
Comparison of student-teacher ratios among school districts is based on certified enrollment. But a school can have many more students because of open enrollment or grade-sharing, etc. Below is a table of the actual students enrolled in K-12 at EBCSD as compared to the Certified Enrollment and the student-teacher ratios for both – the number of full-time teachers for the K-12 grade levels is 64:
|
Grade
|
Actual Enrollment
|
CE- (PK-12) Classes
|
|
Pre-School
|
xx
|
9 (5 yrs old & IEP)
|
|
Kindergarten
|
51
|
44
|
|
1st Grade
|
52
|
49
|
|
2nd Grade
|
50
|
45
|
|
3rd Grade
|
66
|
61
|
|
4th Grade
|
52
|
46
|
|
5th Grade
|
42
|
39
|
|
6th Grade
|
44
|
42
|
|
7th Grade
|
52
|
45
|
|
8th Grade
|
40
|
34
|
|
9th Grade
|
77
|
64
|
|
10th Grade
|
68
|
49
|
|
11th Grade
|
63
|
41
|
|
12th Grade
|
70
|
60
|
|
Total
|
727*
|
628**
|
|
Student-Teacher Ratio
|
11.36
|
N/A
|
*HSAP not included.
** This number does not include district students Open-Enrolled Out of the district (55), Home School students who live in the district (Weighted number of 6.4), and tuition-out students (6). Adding these numbers into the CE will give the state approved certified enrollment of 695.4. This would be a student ratio of 10.87.
Based on certified enrollment numbers, the average student-teacher ratio of schools with enrollments of 600 to 999 students is 13.5. If this ratio were to be applied to the number of students actually enrolled in EBCSD K-12 classes, the number of teachers would be 54 as compared to the present 64.
Tomorrow’s blog: The issue of moving the middle school and positive steps necessary to promote an increase of students in the E-B Community School District.