Fewer students have Sioux Falls schools bracing for $1.5M budget hit
District sees uptick in English learners, special needs demands despite enrollment dip
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified Sioux Falls School District Data Services Director Doug Morrison. The Dakota Scout strives for accuracy and fairness and regrets the error. Please alert The Scout of mistakes — factually and grammatically — by emailing Editor@TheDakotaScout.com.
A drop in enrollment and a rise in higher-cost student needs are squeezing the Sioux Falls School District, leaving South Dakota’s largest public education system with less state funding and greater expenses tied to special education and English learners.
School Board members spent more than an hour Monday night reviewing new demographic and student counts that underscored both the district’s growing diversity and a small but costly decline in student numbers.
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