Boston’s schools superintendent, bracing for a continued decline in enrollment in the new year, warned the School Committee last month that the further loss in student numbers will impact the district’s budget as well.
Mary Skipper and her financial team addressed the projected student loss — estimated at roughly 1,300—during a presentation at the committee’s Dec. 17 meeting. Coupled with a decline recorded last year, the district is likely to see its student population diminished by roughly 3,000 students over a two-year period.
In November, BPS recorded a record low 46,824 enrolled students, down 1,700 from 2024-25, with much of that attributed to “migrant” or “newcomer” students not returning to school. The next school term is expected to follow suit, part of a nationwide decline of the school-age population…