Early school-year numbers show the White Salmon Valley School District’s enrollment is down a bit from last year, but it is higher than what it originally projected.  New Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn says their current enrollment is 1,065 students, and they had budgeted for 1,040.  Polkinghorn notes the district has been seeing a downward trend for a few years, with a lack of affordable housing hurting the numbers at the younger grades.  Polkinghorn noted that the White Salmon district had over 1,100 students last year.  He added that until this trend began, each grade would have an average of 75 to 80 students.