Comparison Of E.L. Live Births To Kindergarten Enrollment
Projecting Kindergarten from births:
Actual Births Actual Kindergarten
B-YEAR E.L.BIRTHS K-YEAR KINDERG.  % Increase  2 Progression Factors:
1997 162 2002
183
13% Actuals:
1998 155 2003 174 12% 5 year average
1999 133 2004 173 30% of actual Kindergarten
2000 154 2005 176 14% enrollments.
2001 132 2006 185 40%
5 YR AVE. 147   178 22% Low Proj. Projections:
Actual Births Projected Kindergarten Actual births X
2002 134 2007 163 22% 5 year average increase.
2003 146 2008 178 22% This is used in school 
2004 161 2009 196 22% districts showing aggressive growth.
2005 n/a n/a   22%
2006 n/a n/a   22%
AVERG 147   179 High Proj
Results:
Two different ways of predicting kindergarten enrollment.  
By using 2 ways, one can obtain "actual" and "projected" formula variables for predicting enrollments.
For every 100 births in East Longmeadow, by the time they enroll in kindergarten (age 5) we
enroll 117 kindergarten students due to town growth and migration.
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