Student Enrollment and Teacher Staffing Plan for 2026-27 School Year
The official document
What the district published
This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need a budget degree to understand where their school dollars go.
Original PDF coming soon — check reedschools.org for the source document.
In plain English
What this document actually says
This document projects student enrollment and teacher staffing for all three Reed Union schools for the 2026-27 school year, comparing it to actual 2025-26 numbers. Reed Elementary expects 400 students (up from 399) with 21 classroom teachers. Bel Aire expects 319 students (down from 334) with 15 teachers. Del Mar Middle School projects 345 students (up from 341). The report shows student-to-teacher ratios by grade level, with elementary classes ranging from about 17-23 students per teacher. It also lists specialized staff including reading specialists, counselors, speech therapists, psychologists, librarians, art/music teachers, and special education teachers across all schools. Staffing allocations are shown in FTE (full-time equivalent) positions.
What this means for your family
This shows how many teachers and support staff (counselors, reading specialists, nurses) will be at each school next year and how many students will be in each grade. Class sizes are expected to remain similar to this year, mostly in the 18-23 student range for elementary grades. The number of support staff like counselors and specialists staying about the same despite enrollment changes.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.