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Despite the global pandemic changing how things are done in nearly every capacity, including tracking school enrollment, school districts across the Cadillac area held the second student count day Wednesday.
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December 18, 2020
53,000 fewer students enrolled in 2020 versus the previous school year.
While thousands have transitioned to homeschooling during this pandemic, some administrators worry others have fallen through the cracks. At least 13,000 kids are unaccounted for.
“It is concerning that kids are not enrolled in school,” said Mesick Consolidated Schools superintendent Scott Akom. “Parents are just not reporting their kids being homeschooled, or they have moved, and not enrolled their kid in another school district…it’s very concerning. Schools are a safe place for kids.”
Akom says their enrollment has been solid, but they’re noticing other worrying trends.
“We have seen a decrease in test scores and our teachers are working hard to fill those gaps,” said Akom.