(The Center Square) – Closing or conslidating schools due to declining enrollment in the nation’s sixth largest K-12 public district will be discussed in a briefing on community input Tuesday in Florida.
The Broward County school board, previously with more than 240,000 students and 239 schools, recorded a 3.8% drop in enrollment from the first day of the 2024 school year. On Sept. 8, the so-called “benchmark” day for enrollment, enrollment was down to 236,667.
“While the significant enrollment loss is a reality that we cannot ignore, there is still great desire for local schools,” said a school system summary of input from recent community meetings. “This official benchmark day enrollment will be used for planning purposes across the District,” a school system memo stated…