HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County school districts saw mostly declining enrollment as the preliminary numbers were released.
In Buhler USD 313, enrollment was 2,310 — which is actually a few students higher than last year. Superintendent Cindy Couchman says, at the moment, they have 132 students remote learning and the district has seen about 25 students go to homeschooling. Couchman says the final number will probably be lower.
In Nickerson USD 309, the student count as of Monday was 1,154 — which is a drop of 20 students. Haven also saw a decline in numbers with around 700 students — a decline of around 30. Superintendent Clark Wedel says, while the district saw numbers fall with traditional schooling, the number of virtual classroom students increased. Haven has had virtual schooling for several years, which is not related to remote learning brought on by the pandemic.
In Fairfield, the number of students fell by 34 to 286.