School enrollment remains steady

RITZVILLE – Student enrollment in Lind-Ritzville schools is steady.

Total enrollment for all schools in the Lind-Ritzville cooperative clocked in at 588 students this year, according to schools Superintendent Don Vanderholm. That’s in line with previous years, both pre- and post-COVID restrictions.

Since 2018, enrollment numbers for the entire school district — comprising Lind and Ritzville elementary schools, the combined middle school and Lind-Ritzville High School — have fluctuated between 588 and 610 students.

Records show that in 2022, total enrollment was 608 students. In 2021, that numb...