Twin Cities school districts scramble to adjust to enrollment changes

Student enrollment may not have changed much in the Twin Cities metro area, but you wouldn’t know that if you stepped into schools in Minnetonka, Stillwater or other districts in between.

While overall metro school enrollment grew by only 3 percent in the past five years, some districts are scrambling to adjust to dramatic changes, according to a Star Tribune analysis of the latest state enrollment data.

In the Stillwater district, housing shifts have officials considering the closing of three schools, causing dramatic backlash from some parents and residents.

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