California Public Schools See Biggest Enrollment Drop in 20 Years
On 4/23/21 at 4:23 PM EDT
California just saw its largest decline in public school enrollment in 20 years, with a decrease of more than 160,000 students in the 2020-21 school year, compared to the previous year.
According to data released by the California Department of Education, overall enrollment across public schools in the state decreased from 6,163,001 in 2019-2020 to 6,002,523 in 2020-2021, which was a drop of more than 160,000 students, or 2.6 percent.
This 2.6-percent decrease in enrollment is the largest the state has seen over the past 20 years, according to data compiled by EdSource. The decline reported this year greatly surpassed a nearly 1-percent decline in enrollment from 2008 to 2009, as noted by EdSource. The state s education department noted in a press release that this latest enrollment data follows a modest, steady decline in public school enrollment statewide since 2014–15.
California Public Schools See Biggest Enrollment Drop in 20 Years
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