While all students might not be attending classes physically within a building, enrollment numbers in the Trenton R-9 School District saw a jump on the first day of classes for the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday.
According to information provided by the R-9 district office, a total of 1,093 students are taking classes at Trenton this year, an increase of 24 students over last year. Of that total, 61 are attending school via the virtual learning option the district is offering this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the remaining students are attending classes in person.
A breakdown shows 392 enrolled at Rissler Elementary School (grades kindergarten through fourth), including 20 virtual students, while there are 329 students at the middle school (grades five through eight), including 16 virtual participants. High school enrollment numbers total 372, including 25 virtual learners.
The largest class with students attending in person is the 12th grade (seniors) with 92. Fourth grade is the smallest with 61. Other in-person class enrollment numbers include kindergarten, 82; first grade, 77; second grade, 68; third grade, 83; fifth grade, 67; sixth grade, 76; seventh grade, 83; eighth grade, 82; ninth grade, 91; 10th grade, 89; and 11th grade, 75. The building virtual enrollment numbers provided to the school district are not broken down by grade level.
The Pleasant View R-6 School, which also began classes on Wednesday, saw a slight increase in its first day enrollment numbers. There were 114 students in grades kindergarten through eight reporting to class on day one, which is up by seven students from a year ago. There are also 20 preschool students enrolled for the year.
The largest classes are the second and fifth grades with 15 students each. The smallest class is the eighth grade with 5 students. Other class enrollment numbers include kindergarten, 14; first grade, 13; third grade, 13; fourth grade, 13; sixth grade, 14; and seventh grade, 12.
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