The Audubon Community School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, and learned from Superintendent Dr. Brett Gibbs, that their certified enrollment numbers are down this school year. Gibbs said the numbers were certified for the State on Oct. 15^th. (Click on the left side of the audio bar to listen)

Gibbs said projections indicate they’ll drop a little bit again next year, as well, but they numbers will work their way back up as their larger classes start working their way through.

Since the certified count day on Oct. 15^th, they’ve picked up six more students, and Gibbs says they can only hope they stay until next year so they can get payment from the State for them. Gibbs said the Certified Enrollment is only part of the equation his and other districts use to set their budget.

Gibbs said if there’s no increase in State Aid, with the current enrollment that would amount to a loss of almost $140,000 for the district. Without firm numbers being set two-years ahead by the legislature, he it makes it difficult to determine a budget for reductions and savings to compensate for the decline in funds.