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average of 7.3 students/grade level in grades K(4)-5 during the 2008-09
organizational year.
An examination of Table 10-W illustrates that Weyerhaeuser Area School
District operated six elementary class sections during the 2008-09 school
year. Six class sections or 100.0% were operated with enrollments of less
than 20 students. There were no elementary class sections enrolling 20-25
students/section, 26-29 students/section, or 30 students or larger/section
during the 2008-09 school year.
Weyerhaeuser Area School District operates an all day/every day/no fee
Kindergarten Program. The school district’s 4-year-old kindergarten
students are served by the School District of Bruce in conjunction with the
school district’s Head Start Program.
Weyerhaeuser Area School District employed one multi-age
level/combination classroom during the 2008-09 school year at grades 4-5.
The Project Consultants found that the average elementary class section
size in Weyerhaeuser Area School District during the 2008-09 school year
was computed at 8.5 students/section.
The Project Consultants concluded that elementary class section sizes in
Weyerhaeuser Area School District are highly cost/ineffective and will
become increasingly so, over time, as student enrollment continues to
decline. The school district’s demographics confirmed that the trend
toward increasing cost/ineffectiveness will continue.
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