WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Public Schools has released the district’s new enrollment numbers, which reveal a continuing trend.
USD 259 reports that its official enrollment for the current school year is just over 45,000 students. This is a decline from more than 46,000 students last year and over 47,000 the year before.
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The district says that consultants projected this decrease in 2023, likely due to Sedgwick County’s declining birth rate…