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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MPCS enrollment has gone down from 160k in 2020 to 154k currently. That means they should be able to do teh same with less, as fewer students = lower costs:

https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-enrollment-by-grade-for-the-past-5-years-2019-2024/
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Lots of cost is not as directly correlated to number of students unless it dips low enough to close schools.  Lots of the cost of schools is building maintenance and repair plus utilities, HVAC replacement since so many systems are elderly safety upgrades as well as ADA upgrades, support staff like janitorial, cafeteria, drivers etc… If you look at trends the other issue is the student population that is more expensive to educate such as English learners, kids from low income backgrounds and special education students has increased.  So yes, with the student population shrinking there can be a few less teachers but so their cost is not really less. I am not saying that MCPS has not mismanaged funds since it clearly has.  The issue now seems to be that years of not doing enough modernization and upkeep on schools has caught up to MCPS in terms of infrastructure problems.  I would hope they look to close schools in less populated areas so less to maintain and less support staff to pay. [/quote]

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