K-12 Public School Enrollment Declines, Explained - FutureEd
Aug 5, 2025 · Between fall 2019 and fall 2023, enrollment fell from 50.8 million to 49.5 million, a loss of more than 1.2 million students, or 2.5 percent, in just five years. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated …
Public School Enrollment Is Declining — But Not Everywhere ...
Aug 11, 2025 · Thirteen states lost at least 5% of their students. California saw the largest decrease: 325,000 students (5%). In total, 29 states had fewer public school students in fall 2023 than they did …
A look at the latest K-12 public school enrollment data
Jun 26, 2025 · However, the latest National Center for Education Statistics data signals that any hope of further year-over-year enrollment gains might be over. In the 2024 fiscal year, nationwide, public …
Declining public school enrollment | Brookings
Aug 27, 2025 · A gray line overlays actual enrollment in traditional public schools (TPS) through 2023, revealing a stable pre-COVID plateau, a two-million-student drop in 2020-21, and a slower decline...
Public schools in a bind as enrollment declines and school ...
Aug 25, 2025 · From fall 2019 to fall 2023, a 2.5 percent drop in enrollment occurred, taking more than a million kids out of the K-12 system. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) projects...
Public school enrollment dips 2.5% from 2019 to 2023
Dec 9, 2024 · Enrollment in pre-K-12 public schools fell 0.2% in fall 2023 compared to fall 2022 and 2.5% from pre-pandemic times in fall 2019, the National Center for Education Statistics reported …
Public School Enrollment Decline: Why Students Are Leaving ...
Aug 16, 2024 · While there are countless reasons why the drop in enrollment is concerning, one of the most obvious is that public schools lose funding as they lose students.
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