The Clay Central/Everly school board on Tuesday was all smiles following the district's annual audit report.

Murray Stanley, of Schnurr & Co., LLP, gave CC/E a passing grade with few critiques, noting the district's revenue in FY22 tallied $4.87 million while expenditures were $4.43 million.

"It was just a fantastic year," he said. "Everything worked out well."

While finances are trending positive, enrollment is an entirely different story. Superintendent Kevin Wood said after the audit report that student numbers need to increase in the coming years.

CC/E's K-6 enrollment right now is...