Plantation Middle School, one of the few schools in Broward County offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate program known worldwide for fostering critical thinking, may soon close its doors due to a sharp drop in student enrollment.
District officials say the decline in public school enrollment — down by 37,000 students over the past decade — is forcing difficult decisions.
At the start of the 2025–26 school year, Broward County recorded roughly 236,000 students across public and charter schools, a decrease of about 10,000 in just one year…