Class of 2024 Increases to 770 Students
Superintendent of Schools said 80% of the incoming kindergarten families had requested full-day kindergarten. Available kindergarten seats are now very limited.
In less than two weeks, the incoming kindergarten class has increased from 755 students to 770 students, Superintendent of Schools Steven Hiersche told the School Committee Wednesday night. This would be the largest class in the district. In comparison, the current first grade class was at 706 students, as of Oct 1, 2010. Most of the current middle and high school classes are in the 500s. Most of the elementary classes are in the 600 range. The bigger issue is that the Framingham School District is running out of classroom seats for the Class of 2024. The School Committee has a policy of 19 students in kindergarten, plus or minus 3 - 22 students. With 22 students per kindergarten class, the Supterintendent said there are "2 seats" left. "…
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