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The Project Consultants concluded that Ladysmith-Hawkins High School
operated a substantial number of course sections with enrollments of less
than 20 students/section (at a cost/ineffective level) during the 2008-09
organizational year. As time elapses and student enrollment declines, the
school district can anticipate reductions in teaching/learning staff and
course offerings, accompanied by increasing cost/ineffectiveness in course
section sizes at both the middle school and high school levels.
During the 2008-09 organizational year, Weyerhaeuser Area School District
Secondary School conducted 53 first semester course sections of which 49
sections or 92.5% enrolled less than 20 students/section (at a
cost/ineffective level). Additionally, the secondary school operated 4
course sections or 7.5% with enrollments of 20-25 students/section. The
secondary school offered no course sections enrolling 26-29
students/section or 30 students or larger/section.
TABLE 11-W
WEYERHAEUSER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECONDARY CLASS SIZES
2008-09
School Less than 20 20-25 26-29 30 or larger Total
Secondary* 49 4 0 0 53
% 92.5% 7.5% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
* Semester 1 only.
The Project Consultants concluded that Weyerhaeuser Area School
District’s Secondary School maintained a high level of cost/ineffectively
operated and staffed secondary school courses during the 2008-09 school
year. The Project Consultants observed that Weyerhaeuser Area School
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