The superintendent for the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school district said enrollment was down about 133 students this year at a Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening. Total enrollment is down, but classes coming up are larger, Superintendent Dan Yunk said. The decrease in enrollment will mean the school district will receive less money from the state. However, a bill passed by the Kansas Legislature in spring changed the law so districts that lose enrollment will not lose as much money.
Construction continues for new schools being built in the district.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School is slightly behind schedule, Kirk Horner, architect for the project, said. The Susan B. Anthony Middle School is ahead of schedule and could be finished earlier than expected. The Frank Bergman Elementary School will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday. The teachers had wanted a 3-percent increase. However, the school district has had to make general operating budget cuts because of the building of the new schools.