Budget Falls, Enrollment Rises.

That’s the message that came from the San Carlos Elementary School District last night.  While residents of San Carlos are keenly aware of the budget shortfall that the San Carlos School District is facing, it was probably not comforting news to hear that kindergarten enrollment for the upcoming school year turned out to be nearly 20% greater than expected.

This news will be particularly troubling for residents living within the White Oaks Elementary School boundary, who seem to battle with enrollment capacity issues and waiting lists every year.  This year White Oaks School saw the biggest number of kindergarten sign-ups at 130, yet it only has capacity to handle 80 students in this grade.    A big source of anxiety for White Oaks School parents just got a little bigger.

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