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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP posted a Fox story from almost a year ago.  Latest census data was from 2022

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/montgomerycountymaryland/

and showed a whopping <1% decline in MoCO from 2020, during which pandemic-related moves had seen a greater than typical shift to the exurbs.  Meanwhile, the under-18 population trend was increasing.

With the usual references to taxes, etc., I'd hazard a guess that this is just an attempt to start a conversation in a particular direction.  I mean, why provide public education at all, really, when all it does is make us pay, AMIRITE?[/quote]

^^ Reminder to those viewing the posts that resurfaced in this thread talking about population decline and loosely referenced census data without linking it.[/quote]

Montgomery County: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/montgomerycountymaryland/PST045222

Howard County: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/howardcountymaryland/PST045223

Frederick County: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/frederickcountymaryland/PST045222

And the raw numbers don't tell the whole story; you also need to look at demographic changes as well. And keep in mind that this is old data, and the economic pressures driving change have gotten worse since then, not better.

Another fun homework assignment is to:
- look at MoCo's enrollment projections for schools as of a few years back, and see what it projected for 3-5 years out at the time
- look at what the actual enrollment turned out to be for that timeframe

You'll find some very interesting stuff! But don't stop there:

- look at MoCo's new projections for the next 3-5 years out, as of today
- look at current home prices & property taxes

And think about the likelihood that MCPS is going to correctly predict what the future will look like.[/quote]

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