HOUSTON – It’s a question many Houston parents are quietly asking, is HISD still the right place for my child? New internal numbers obtained by KPRC 2 reveal more than 8,300 students left the district this school year.
According to internal enrollment data obtained by KPRC 2 News, the district currently serves 168,409 students, down from 176,730 last school year. That’s a loss of more than 8,300 students in just one year and part of a two-year trend that has seen more than 16,000 students leave the state’s largest school district.
HISD acknowledged the continued decline, saying there is no single cause behind it…