Enrollment drop could hurt school budget

The Haines Borough School District is at risk of losing $154,895 if school enrollment decreases as expected this fall.

Interim superintendent Rich Carlson said the school’s enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year is estimated at 233 students, down from 253 this year.

“A lot of it has to do with a fairly large senior class and a fairly small incoming kindergarten class,” Carlson said. Nineteen students are graduating this month. He added that several students…