Wrangell Sentinel -

Though not all children had enrolled before the scheduled start of school on Thursday, Aug. 24, due to migrant status or other reasons, district staff reported an increase of two students over their enrollment estimates from last November, which will help with a very small increase in state funding.

A couple more students could add maybe $20,000 or so in state money to the overall $5 million school district operating budget.

The budget for the 2023-2024 school year is based on 263 students, however, after the updated enrollment estimate, that number has increased by two. Online enrollment w...