The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division ended the year with a consolidated cash and noncash surplus of about $9.35 million. A report to the board says the school division has restricted about $1.6 million in savings, realized as a result of the pandemic school closures, for COVID-19 related expenses in this school year.

Actual revenue was over budgeted-revenue by nearly $13 million. The major factors that contributed to this included more grants, more tuition and related fees, less school generated funds and more other revenue than budgeted.

Actual expenditures were under budgeted-expenditures by about $3.7 million. The under spending was primarily due to Instruction and Transportation. The lower expenditures are mostly related to savings realized as a result of the pandemic school closures and unspent Preventative Maintenance, and Renewal funding restricted for a project in 2020-2021.

Another report to the board says total enrollment in K to 12 dropped this year by 143 students. Total enrollment as of September 30th was 19,217. The report says the main factors were a drop in prekindergarten and kindergarten enrollment, and fewer registrations in the Newcomer Welcoming Centre from March to September.

Excluding students in the five area schools under the division, and looking only at those in the City of Saskatoon, there were 17,775 total students as of September 30th. Enrollments were down from the previous year by 358 in K to 8, and by 17 students 22 years and older. There were 46 more students in high schools and 132 more in home schooling. Overall enrollment was down by 197 students.