Enrollment Lesson


Historical look at a Sycamore school levy/bond issue campaign.

  
 
Sycamore voters asked to OK
 

Friday, October 16, 1998 BY CHRISTINE WOLFF
The Cincinnati Enquirer

 
MONTGOMERY — Sycamore school district residents face two requests for tax increases in November, seeking money for renovations to Sycamore’s seven schools and to continue existing programs.

 

The new money will pay for needed space in new gymnasiums, expanded media centers and cafeterias, and more multipurpose rooms. And, supporters say, it will allow the district to maintain its reputation for excellence.

ON THE BALLOT

·  A 2.39-mill bond issue would raise $45 million for building renovations. It would cost the owner of a house with a market value of $100,000 an additional $73 in property taxes annually.

·  A 5-mill operating levy would generate $6.45 million annually for the district’s daily expenses. It would cost the same homeowner $153 annually in new taxes. 

  

“Sycamore has a history of tremendous success academically and extracurricularly,” said Les Wells, a Blue Ash parent and co-chairman of the pro-levy committee, Citizens for Sycamore Schools. “We know that success needs to be kept in place. A good school district does drive a desirable community to live in and for businesses to come to.”

A growing enrollment and crowded school buildings, Sycamore officials say, are behind the need for bond money. By 2006-07, Sycamore’s enrollment is expected to be between 6,522 and 6,839. The district’s enrollment now is 6,279 students.

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Enrollment (ADM):

Sycamore’s actual 2006-07 enrollment was 5,397. That is considerably less than what Sycamore officials expected in 1998.  

Sycamore’s Overall Enrollment has dropped 10.3% since that time.

95-96     6,118
96-97     6,204
97-98     6,073
98-99     6,070
99-00     5,824
00-01     5,754
01-02     5,536
02-03     5,458
03-04     5,505
04-05     5,473
05-06     5,505
06-07     5,397
07-08     5,489
08-09     5,413
09-10     5,223
Source: The Ohio Department of Education

3 Responses to “Enrollment Lesson”

  1. Administrator says:
    September 7, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    The Sycamore preschool enrollment for 2009-10 was 82, per Beth Weber, Treasurer.

  2. Administrator says:
    August 27, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    Sycamore’s 2009-10 school year enrollment continues a 15 year decline, now down 15% from FY96. (6119-5223 = 896)

  3. propertyowner333 says:
    December 30, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Ohio school enrollment forecast to shrink

    …Ohio is among 16 states to lose elementary and high school students over the next eight years, the National Center for Education Statistics predicts.
    …Ohio stands to lose 3.1 percent of its public school students, according to the report, while Kentucky will gain 3.6 percent. Ohio, more than Kentucky or other states, is home to declining numbers of young married couples and families with school-age children, experts said.
    Source: Enquirer December 30, 2009 by Denise Smith Amos

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