School's In, But The Kids Are Out: Why Enrollment Continues To Drop

Public school enrollment dropped three percent nationwide during the 2020-2021 school year.

NPR's education team continued to track enrollment this school year and found that while districts have gained students, a significant majority are still not back to where they were prior to the pandemic.

A similar story has unfolded in Los Angeles, Chicago and at more public schools across the nation.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065213795/schools-in-but-the-kids-are-out-why-enrollment-continues-to-drop