NJ-SP Superintendent Reports Slight Dip in Number of Students during Fall ADM Count

Posted on September 25, 2019
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI

The fall Average Daily Membership count that was conducted at North Judson-San Pierre on September 13th was discussed during the most recent school board meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin noted that while the official results are still being finalized, preliminary findings showed that they’re down about 20 students.

She indicated that, unfortunately, a decrease in enrollment is common for many small-town schools these days but NJ-SP is actively working to be the best that they can be to an appealing option.

She explained, “We will continue to work on programs and just creating a very positive school so that students from other areas may want to come but the truth of the matter is that we’re rural America and we’re struggling like everybody is,”

Zupin continued, “but we’re still going to work hard to maybe recruit a few students from other schools and we do that by offering programs and being positive and just being a solid school for people.”

Dr. Zupin also touched on the fact that once the ADM count in winter showed a decline, they anticipated fewer students and were able to match staffing to enrollment so there is still a balanced student to teacher ratio.

She added that when the budget was created, school officials made sure not to overestimate so the figures presented for 2020 are in line with the number of students reflected during the most recent ADM count.

9/12/2014 Student Count Day is Friday

Published: September 10, 2014
By: Anita Goodan, WKVI
 
The ADM, or Average Daily Membership, count for all schools in Indiana is Friday, Sept. 12 and administrators are urging all students to be in school on that day.

It’s imperative that students show up for school as an official enrollment will be taken which will be given to the state. It’s that enrollment count that will determine how much money the state will give each school per student for operating costs.

Some area schools have reported a decline in enrollment but West Central School Superintendent Don Street said the preliminary count there higher than last year.

“Our enrollment right now, counting our kindergarteners as half for our ADM count that will be taken Sept. 12, is approximately 835 students,” explained Street. “Our enrollment has increased slightly from last year.”

Eastern Pulaski School Superintendent Dan Foster said his corporation’s preliminary enrollment count as of Monday also looks promising.

“We were looking 1,224.5 and that compares to 1,233 in September of 2013. We would be down a few students, but the positive thing is we were at 1,202 on the February count of this year. It does push us back up from there. Of those 1,224 students, 126 of them are transfers in.”

Another ADM count will be conducted in February.