Independent schools normally depend on tuition to cover their operating expenses, which means that accurate up-to-date information is essential. Despite this fact, too often, administrators rely on their memory or sense of what feels right when considering whether the current enrollment trend is normal or something to celebrate or fret over.
One thing is certain: A Montessori child can never be replaced! Every time a family decides not to continue with your school, another child has to be recruited just to replace the lost tuition. But the impact on the stability of our classes (normalization) is tremendous.
We call the information on students who either do not reenroll or who withdraw during the school year attrition.
Compiling and analyzing enrollment information and attrition is an important activity that deserves greater attention in many Montessori schools.
