Schools
Springfield School District: By the Numbers
How big is your school? New figures show the Springfield School District is growing in students, but shrinking in staff.
The Springfield School District has 3,821 students in all grades said district superintendent Dr. Jim Capolupo during Thursday night’s school board meeting.
According to Capolupo that’s 60 more students than the district had for the 2011-12 school year.
Capolupo added that the district has added 376 students in the last five years, and the district has lost two staff positions.
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Springfield High School has a total of 1198 students this year, down 11 from last year, and the middle school has 846 students.
Sabold is the largest elementary school with 617 students followed by Scenic Hills with 597 and the Literacy Center with 563 students.
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Sabold saw the largest jump in new students with an additional 45 students this year. Scenic Hills added 32 students, and the Literacy Center actually lost 25 students.
The middle school added 19 students from last year.
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