School boards in the area will be getting more money from the province this year.

Grants for Student needs have been released by the Ministry of Education.

Increases range from a low of 0.3 percent to a high of 4.6 percent.

For the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, it will be getting 2.4 percent more, or about $87 million.

Enrolment is predicted to go up slightly next school year at 4,272 students, 17 more than this year.

The Kenora Catholic District School Board is getting three percent more, or $ 26.4 million.

Enrolment is expected to drop slightly to 1,192, 21 less than this past year.

Other school board in the region:

Northwest Catholic School Board- $27.1 million (4.6 percent increase) Student enrolment up 8 to 1,200.

Rainy River District School Board- $46,591,409 (2 percent increase) Student enrolment down 22 to 1,942

Lakehead District School Board- $130.4 million (2.2 percent increase) student enrolment up 7 to 8,732

Thunder Bay Catholic School Board- $107.6 million (0.3 percent increase) Student enrolment 192 to 6.649