Open cafeteria leads to fewer kids signing up for free or reduced-priced lunch program. Students transfer from one school to another without the proper paperwork. There is need for an improved student tracking system. Every district sends records to TEA differently. Students move to out of state districts and cannot be tracked.
Students leave school and enter the workforce.
Students from Mexico. There is a need for more accurate reporting. Kids move away from the district. This is not the school's fault, but the records still count against the school district. Small districts' turnaround on requests is slow because one person wears many hats within the district.