Student enrollments on the rise throughout central Alberta
Student enrollment numbers at many schools districts throughout central Alberta are on the rise.
Official numbers at Red Deer Public Schools show a current student population of 11,121 for the 2018-2019 schoolyear, up 247 students from a year ago.
Superintendent Stu Henry says that’s great news.
“To me, it’s a good sign for our city,” he explains. “In light of how the economy has gone the last few years, you really wonder where the city is at. You know, we’ve heard stories of hundreds and hundreds of houses on the market, so we just wondered what that might mean for our schools but it seems like we have lots of kids coming in, so I see that as a really healthy thing for our city.”