Is enrollment growing?
Yes! District 129 enrollment has grown by more than 5,000 students since 1988. Another 1,400 to 3,000 students are likely to be added to the current total of 12,491 by the year 2016, according to projections presented to District 129 on July 10, 2006 by Roger Dahlstrom, Dr. Michael Peddle, and Ruth Anne Tobias of the Center for Governmental Studies, Regional Development Institute, Northern Illinois University Outreach. View their report at http://www.d129schools.com/pdfs/projections_overview.pdf. Taking the mid-range projections, this means approximately 185 more children will be enrolling in District 129 every year. Using a round figure of 25 students per classroom, this equates to 7-8 new classrooms and teachers every year. The cost of adding one new teacher and a fully equipped classroom is about $65,000 the first year!
