By Kathy Chaffin
kchaffin@salisburypost.com
As projected, 20th day enrollments in the Rowan-Salisbury School System were down this year.
In the Kannapolis City Schools, the 20th day enrollment was also slightly down from last year even though school officials had projected an increase.
Rowan-Salisbury reported a 20th day enrollment of 20,543, down 395 from last year’s 20th day and 236 from the 20,779 projected by the system. Kannapolis reported a 20th day enrollment of 5,127, down 18 from the 20th day last year and 73 from the 5,200 projected by the system.
Rita Foil, public information officer for the Rowan-Salisbury School System, and Ellen Boyd, Community Relations Director for the Kannapolis City Schools, both attributed at least part of the decreased enrollment to the deadline for students entering kindergarten being moved up from Oct. 15 to Aug. 31.
This means that students turning 5 from Sept. 1 through Oct. 15 will have to wait another year to enter kindergarten.
In the Rowan-Salisbury system, 20th day enrollment was down at 13 of 19 elementary schools.
Those with decreased enrollments included: Bostian with 324, down 23 from last year; Overton with 433, down 8; China Grove with 615, down 36; Faith with 436, down 12; Granite Quarry with 496, down 4; Hanford Dole with 478, down 64; Hurley with 598, down 48;
Isenberg with 437, down 34; Knollwood with 610, down 63; Landis with 541, down 63; Morgan with 394, down 3; Millbridge with 524, down 4; Rockwell, with 506, down 9; and Woodleaf with 385, down 2.
The six elementary schools with increased enrollments were: Cleveland with 334, up 5 from last year; Koontz with 585, up 38; Shive with 507, up 2; Enochville with 416, up 31; Mount Ulla with 337, up 4; and North with 488, up 1.
In the Kannapolis City Schools, four of the five elementary schools reported a drop in enrollment on the 20th day this year as opposed to last. Forest Park showed an increase with 671, up 17 from last year.
Elementary schools showing decreases in enrollment on the 20th day this year were as follows: Jackson Park with 447, down 37 from last year; Fred L. Wilson with 338, down 11; Shady Brook with 329, down 10; and Woodrow Wilson with 422, down 25.
Other 20th day enrollments in the Rowan-Salisbury School System are as follows: Carson High, 1181, up 2 from last year; China Grove Middle with 607, up 1; Corriher Lipe with 566, down 24; Early College with 134, up 63; East High with 1,182, down 64; Erwin Middle with 940, up 35; Henderson Independent High School with 80, down 35;
Knox Middle with 616, up 37; North High with 667, down 44; North Middle with 552, down 17; Salisbury High with 942, down 92; Southeast Middle with 785, up 37; South High with 1002, down 24; West High with 1148, down 24; and West Middle with 697, down 24.
In the Kannapolis City Schools, other 20th day enrollments were: A.L. Brown High with 1382, up 83 from last year; Kannapolis Intermediate with 789, down 2; and Kannapolis Middle with 749, down 12.
Contact Kathy Chaffin at 704-797-4249.