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News:
School Enrollment Falls at Texas County Schools
Opening day enrollment dropped by 33 at the Houston School District, a tally shows.
The student count stood at 1,019. While enrollment is expected to increase by Labor Day, it likely wouldn't be enough to back up the shortfall, said Dr. Dan Vandiver, Houston superintendent.
The opening day last year saw 1,052 in classrooms, and in 2006 the total was 1,061, the highest during a six-year period.
Nearly all of the county's almost 4,000 school children arrived in classrooms last week. The exception is Summersville, where classes opened Wednesday.
The trend: enrollment is decreasing in Texas County.
While Houston had the biggest decline, smaller decreases were reported at Licking, Cabool and Raymondville. The one bright spot was Plato, where enrollment increased slightly. The head count there was 641, up nine from last year.
At Cabool, 785 pupils were in classrooms, which was down three from the same period a year ago.
School superintendents keep close tabs on their census numbers because it directly affects their financial fortunes. Fewer students translate into less state aid. Traditionally, administrators have a good idea by Labor Day of the number of students.
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