<div>LE MARS — Le Mars School Superintendent Dr. Steve Webner issued a warning to the Board of Education as enrollment continues to drop in the district.Rachel Leavitt, the district’s curriculum director, presented the district’s certified enrollment for 2026 to the school board at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9. The district reported a loss of 39.13 students between 2025 and 2026. The certified enrollment in the district fell from 2,145 in 2025 to 2,105 on Oct. 1, 2026. The Le Mars district has lost 130 students since 2022.“You can see where our enrollment numbers are compared to the number of kids coming in. And if you look clear back through sixth grade this year if we continue to bring in 130 resident students and a few kids open enrolling in, we are going to continue to lose students for the next six years if things don’t change in the community,” Webner said. The district receives $8,000 per student in state aid.“Right now, we’re financially strong but six years’ worth (of declining enrollment) is going to cause some challenges. And so, we’ll monitor this obviously.”The enrollment decline was expected.Webner said the city has a plan to increase growth. The Le Mars Community Development Plan was presented to the public in February 2026. The provisions of the plan include providing adequate housing to support the needs of the community, providing quality of life amenities supporting a family-centric community, supporting quality jobs, increased retail offerings and ensuring infrastructure has the capacity to support growth.“We’re looking at the programming we have in anticipation that the growth plan will start working, if it does, we shouldn’t have any issues. But if it continues to decrease like this, this board is going to have to have a few years from now, some serious, difficult discussions. But right now, we are very financially healthy.”According to the district’s 2026 certified enrollment figures, 130 students open enrolled out of the school district while 99 students open enrolled into the Le Mars Community School District. In 2025, 143 students open enrolled out of the district.“Right now, we are very financially healthy. There’s no reason to panic. But we just want to make sure you’re aware what the horizon is looking like,” Webner explained.</div>

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LE MARS — Le Mars School Superintendent Dr. Steve Webner issued a warning to the Board of Education as enrollment continues to drop in the district. Rachel Leavitt, the district’s curriculum director, presented the district’s certified enrollment for 2026 to the school board at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9. The district reported a loss of 39.13 students between 2025 and 2026. The certified enrollment in the district fell from 2,145 in 2025 to 2,105 on Oct. 1, 2026. The Le Mars district has lost 130 students since 2022.

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LE MARS — Le Mars School Superintendent Dr. Steve Webner issued a warning to the Board of Education as enrollment continues to drop in the district. Rachel

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