Haines Borough School District Interim Superintendent Rich Carlson said Tuesday he is “cautiously optimistic” about the district’s budget situation for the coming year.
The school district is entering its enrollment count period this month. An official student count will be sent to the state after Oct. 27, which will determine how much funding the district will receive.
Carlson said tentatively, as of last week, enrollment is at 257 fulltime students, 13 correspondence students and three…

