The study found that almost one in 12 public schools in the United States, or about 5,100 schools, saw enrollment drop by more than 20 percent between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years. Schools previously identified by states as low-performing were more than twice as likely to experience such large enrollment declines. California, hosting the nation’s largest school systems by population, has about 40 schools on the list of 500 schools at risk of closure. In San Francisco, public school enrollment has dropped by more than 4,000 students since 2017, according to data from the California Department of Education. However, closing schools can be a contentious process.

Source: Daily Nation October 07, 2024 16:32 UTC