BEND, OR -- Continuing an upward trend, Bend-La Pine Schools again has more students this year than last. But, gains are smaller than in recent years. "Bend-La Pine Schools is continuing that trajectory of continued growth," says Julianne Repman, with the school district, "We're about three decades into continuous growth, year after year, at Bend-La Pine Schools. That said, this year, we saw an increase of 53 students; and in past years, as folks might remember, that number has been as high as maybe 500 students."

She says the biggest gains, this year, are at the middle and high school level. The biggest loss was in the youngest grade, "It's an interesting situation to be looking at smaller enrollments, we're starting to see that around the state, perhaps. The number of Kindergartners is actually beginning to reduce."

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