Delaware's public school enrollment is down; do funding cuts lie ahead?
After years of steady growth, Delaware public schools saw a decrease in enrollment across the state, reflecting national trends likely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
All but four of Delaware’s 19 public school districts saw a decline in enrollment this year, according to attendance numbers released by the Department of Education this week. Even those that did see growth saw it on a smaller scale than past years, with Appoquinimink seeing the highest increase of 1.5%.
Red Clay Consolidated School District saw the steepest decrease, dropping from 17,069 students last fall to 15,057 as of the Nov. 13 count, a decrease of 11.8%.
Nationwide, a number of factors brought on by the pandemic have contributed to the widespread decrease in student enrollment.
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