Enrollment in Oxford Schools has increased by 132 students this year, which gives the district a total of 4,320 pupils based on preliminary numbers from the state-mandated head count on Sept. 27.
‘It looks good,? said Nancy Kammer, assistant superintendent for Oxford Schools. ‘We actually had anticipated 82 new students.?
Kammer said the district’s choice of allowing schools-of-choice definitely helped increase enrollment.
The state requires that school districts count the students in attendance on the fourth Wednesday of September in order to get a preliminary number on how much state funding will be disbursed to each district.
According to Kammer, the district will receive $7,343 per pupil in state funding.
Districts receive 75 percent of their state revenue based on the count and 25 percent based on a count done on the second Wednesday of the prior February.
Included in the head count were unexcused and excused absent students, which Kammer said will be figured into the numbers at a later date.
‘When their absence is excused they have to come back to school within 30 days (from the count),? she said. ‘If they’re unexcused, they have 10 days.?