Enrollment is down in the Kootenay-Columbia school district this year, but it was almost exactly as predicted.
Superintendent Katherine Shearer said the budget for the 2025-26 school year assumed a full-time equivalent enrolment of about 4,159 students. In fact, they had about about 4,161 students at the end of September, which is the key date for funding purposes.
“So we are pleased to see our enrollment aligned with our projections,” Shearer said in an email.
This year’s enrollment is a decline of 20 from 2024-25, when enrollment stood at 4,181. Shearer said it’s consistent with long-term projections indicating a downward overall trend.
The district has 10 schools and learning centres in Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, Warfield, Fruitvale, and Robson.
