Williamsburg-James City County schools could lose $1.2 million in state funding if the dip in enrollment that occurred this fall continues.
During a school board work session Tuesday, Superintendent Daniel Keever provided the enrollment numbers so the board could understand their potential fiscal implications.
Enrollment at WJCC schools have never recovered from losses they suffered after they were closed during the Covid pandemic. The number of students rose marginally over the past four years to 11,379 in the 2024-25 school year, which was still slightly below pre-pandemic enrollment levels.
But September enrollment figures for this school year dropped by more than 200 students, to 11,146.
Keever told the board that enrollment figures fluctuate day to day, and the schools report a snapshot each year in September and March. The March figures are used by the state in determining how much money to give local schools, he said.
If the number does not improve by then, the state could cut its f…