With two failed referendums and a third proposal up for consideration in April, DeKalb schools continue to see students entering the district.

The failed referendums haven’t swayed parents from continuing to enroll their children in the district. School administrators maintain that even with the space difficulties facing the schools, students still receive a quality education.

“We have really good schools here,” said Linell Lasswell, DeKalb schools assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.

Lasswell said new students continue to enroll at the school, and parents don’t seem to be second-guessing the education their children can receive in DeKalb’s public schools.

Principal Catherine Mutter of the DeKalb St. Mary School said the school’s enrollment has remained steady, and administrators aren’t expecting any dramatic enrollment increase.

The private school, located at 210 Gurler Road, has more than 300 students.

“Naturally, I’ve been following the developments with the referendum, but it really hasn’t affected us,” she said. “We’ve never competed with public schools.”

Mutter said most of the school’s students come from its traditional student base from area congregations, and administrators don’t expect that to change anytime soon.

Cornerstone Christian Academy administrator Tom Olmstead echoed Mutter’s thoughts.

“We haven’t seen any increase in enrollment as a result of any failed referendums,” he said.

Other area private schools haven’t indicated any increase in enrollment as a result of the failed referendums either, and suggest enrollment projections, created before public knowledge of the space problems in the public schools became widespread, remain on track. Star Poll