The Demographic Analysis and Enrollment Forecast offers school districts the detailed forecast information needed to proactively plan for the future.

Components of the Forecast

• A 10-year enrollment forecast by grade, by campus, for the entire district
• Historic school enrollment for the previous 10 years
• Complete data interpretation
• Enrollment data clearly spelled out in an easy-to-read chart and table format

Optional

• Ethnic group enrollment forecasts for each year and school
• Specific enrollment projections by specific areas within the district

Use of the Forecast
Information provided in the Demographic Analysis and Enrollment Forecast can assist district decision making in several areas, including:

• Preparing annual budgets
• Justifying bond elections
• Projecting future enrollment
• Establishing district priorities
• Effectively utilizing existing space
• Determining future facility needs
• Redrawing campus attendance boundaries
• Restructuring districtwide grade organization

TASA facility planning consultants utilize their expertise to synthesize data from a wide variety of regional, state, and federal sources, including (but not limited to) U.S. Census Bureau, State Comptroller and Texas Water Development Board reports, Texas State Data Center, regional councils of government, local utilities, PEIMS data from the Texas Education Agency, and U.S. Department of Commerce reports.