Enrollment took a serious plunge during the 2012-13 year, dropping 54 students, preceded by a couple years of slight increases, mostly due to early childhood education enrollment.

Sparsely populated rural systems, particularly those without educational levies, continue to suffer with enrollment loss, the state's long-time school funding formula issuing about $5,000 per pupil.

Calhoun Schools has lost about 625 students since the early 1990s.

That would mean the county system has lost an estimate $3,125,000 annually.

The biggest single loss for Calhoun Schools was in 2000-01 with -112.

Calhoun School Enrollment: Loss/Gain: 1991-1992 1700 +15

1992-1993 1689 -11

1993-1994 1705 +16

1994-1995 1671 -34

1995-1996 1633 -38

1996-1997 1589 -44

1997-1998 1558 -31

1998-1999 1476 -82

1999-2000 1430 -46

2000-2001 1318 -112

2001-2002 1289 -29

2002-2003 1283 -6

2003-2004 1216 -67

2004-2005 1187 -29

2005-2006 1180 -7

2006-2007 1153 -27

2007-2008 1151 -2

2008-2009 1126 -25

2009-2010 1104 -22

2010-2011 1,122 +18

2011-2012 1,137 +15

2012-2013 1,081 -52

2013-2014 1,072 -9

2014-2015 1,089 +17