Lower enrollment leads to reshuffling at Juneau elementary schools

Students and families walk into Mendenhall River Community School on Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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Student enrollment is dropping at the Juneau School District. The district predicted as much, but this year, it’s even worse. District leadership reported during a September school board meeting that there are 94 fewer students than originally planned for.
Sybil Van Derhoff, the district’s hum