Open enrollment will deal big hit to MMCRU

When Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn and Remsen-Union go into whole-grade sharing next year, the combined districts will lose $450,000 in state funding because dozens of students are open-enrolling out, reports the Sioux City Journal. Distance could be a factor in the exodus, because the combined MMCRU will be serving an area over 400 square miles and Cherokee, Le Mars, or Kingsley could be closer for some students.