Enrollment numbers in K-12 schools are dropping significantly in Massachusetts, and the impact of immigration enforcement might be a major factor.
That’s according to the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, which released a report on Wednesday focused on declining enrollment numbers in Massachusetts public schools, particularly among English learners.
“From October 2024 to October 2025, we lost about 14,600 students. And 46% of those were English learners,” said Anthony Clough, the K-12 and higher education analyst with MassBudget who wrote the report…