Branum updated the board of directors on enrollment and other items related to the start of the 2025-26 school year during the Aug. 22 board meeting.
The details
Branum said there were 36,278 students enrolled in the district at the start of the school, slightly higher than the 36,267 enrolled last year.
“We are very much on trend to beat our demographer’s projection on enrollment for 2025-26,” Branum said.
In January, Georgia Leonard of MGT, the district’s demographer, told the board of directors the district is likely to see a continued enrollment decrease over the next ten years, with 2034-35 enrollment estimated around 32,000. Projected enrollment for the 2025-26 school year was 36,284, according to the demographer report.
Branum said student enrollment is expected to increase throughout the school year.
What else
Assistant Superintendent Chris Goodson said the 2024-25 teacher turnover rate was 11.54%, down from 13.07% during the 2023-24 school. Additionally, The district had 562 new hires for the new school year, 325 of which were teachers.
He also said about 35 people who had previously worked in RISD returned and there are about 25 RISD graduates who are now working for the district.
