Through-the-door enrollment during the first week of classes at Eudora schools appears to be about what district officials predicted.

They had predicted a jump of about 35 students for the 2007-2008 school year. So far, enrollment is up 28 students, with 1,411 students in the district. That number is up from 1,383 last year.

“I think it’s pretty much right on,” Eudora Superintendent Marty Kobza said.

Last week’s numbers are still preliminary. Official numbers for the purposes of state funding will be sent Sept. 20 to the Kansas Department of Education.

The preliminary numbers don’t include out-of-district enrollment at the Eudora/De Soto Technical Education Center.

The numbers help the district determine future budgeting requirements for utilities and salaries, Kobza said. The totals also contribute to how the district plans for facilities and growth.

“If we continue to be as accurate as we appear to on our projects, then it just reinforces the need for the facilities that are being proposed,” Kobza said.

The district has set a Nov. 6 vote for a $45 million bond referendum, which includes a new elementary school and improvements to existing buildings.