The Brief
- No decisions have been made yet, and community meetings are being planned.
- District leaders said the drop in enrollment is partially because the birth rate of school-aged kids has decreased.
- They also said more families are moving out of the county and fewer are moving in, because the cost of living has increased, and their incomes have not.
LARGO, Fla. – Nearly 4,000 fewer students are enrolled in Pinellas County public schools this year compared to last.
Due to that drop, and the predicted population of school-aged kids in the county remaining flat, school leaders said they’re forced to make long-term changes.
“Let me be clear, the potential recommendations will involve school closures in all likelihood,” Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick told the school board at a workshop on Tuesday. …