School enrollment numbers in Juneau buck declining trend

Students study in the hallway at Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School in October 2012. (Photo by Heather Bryant)
Summer vacation is over and as hundreds of students walk back into classrooms, school administrators are eagerly counting how many kids they’ll have under their watch.
This year, the Juneau School District is bucking a trend of declining enrollment. The district has counted more students than expected and higher enrollment could land it enough money to cover a $200,0