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SANDWICH SCHOOL FiNANCE <br /> A Report for the Sandwich Public Schools <br /> Forecasting .enrollment <br /> To a large extent, Future enrollment can be foreseen by examining current enrollment. <br /> After all, today's firth grader is tomorrow's sLxth grader. <br /> Sandwich Enrollment by Grade, October 1994 <br /> 350 <br /> 300 <br /> 250 <br /> 200 <br /> 'iso <br /> 100 <br /> 50 <br /> 0 <br /> K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 <br /> As the chart above makes clear, kindergarten and first grade classes in Sandwich are run- <br /> ning at about 300, while high school classes are about 200 students. Assuming no families <br /> moving in or out of town, then, the schools can expect to increase at 100 students, or 3%, <br /> for the next few years. <br /> Chancre in Expected Enrollment <br /> Students in Each Grade less Enrollment in Next Lower Grade in Prior Year <br /> 25 <br /> 20 <br /> 0 4 Year Average <br /> 15 4`L r. <br /> { October 1994 <br /> 10 z :� <br /> l <br /> 5 _ IP.•t f. Y:t'. •. <br /> rd=4 — I W <br /> AL.•.tit. <br /> (10) <br /> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 <br /> Calculations by Cape Ann Economics <br /> As the chart above illustrates, student enrollment each year has in fact been greater than , <br /> what could be expected simply by looking at the past year's enrollment. whzle a few stu- <br /> dents 'disa.ppear" in the high school years, particularly grade 9, substantial numbers of ' <br /> Page 11 <br />