Enrollment numbers fluctuate as school districts look to future
A student walking the halls of school buildings at Butler Area School District this year might notice it’s a little more crowded than usual.
The district has approximately 100 more students enrolled this year as compared to the year before.
“I think that marks the first time that enrollment has gone up in quite a long time,” said Brian White, superintendent. “Some years, our enrollment has had sort of a dramatic decline, and right now, being up 100 kids is pretty good for us.”
More than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are beginning to return from cybercharter schools, which White credits with around 45% of the increase in students. The other 55% of students moved to the district from other locations, White said.
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