Below is the Rome school district’s projected enrollment as of Tuesday, Aug. 21, compared to last year’s opening day in September 2011. The opening day of the 2012-13 year will be Thursday, Sept. 6, and the projections may change by then. Figures were compiled by the district’s central office.

EARLY CHILDHOOD Aug. ‘12 Sept. ‘11

Pre-K 294 296

Forever Growing

(Pre-school) 33 37

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Bellamy 483 477

Denti 452 484

Gansevoort 383 388

Joy 243 240

Ridge Mills 239 252

Stokes 248 254

(Denti students will temporarily use the former

Fort Stanwix school building for 2012-13.)

Staley Upper Elementary 1766 734

Strough Middle School 788 801

Rome Free Academy 1,540 1,604

Alternative Education

(Grades 5-12) 89 89

BOCES special programs 15 15

TOTAL IN SCHOOLS 5,573 5,671

Home schoolers 87 49

TOTAL 5,660 5,720