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[quote=Anonymous]So I just noticed something in the plan. On page 86 they show the projections for school-age population over the next ten years. The number of school-age kids is going to grow from 96,000 to 120,500 in ten years – a gain of 24,500 kids. On page 89 they show projected enrollment by sector. Today there are 91,484 kids in some sort of public school in DC; 95% of DC kids attend public school. They are projecting 109,800 in ten years. This is a healthy gain, 18,500 kids, but it also means that the percentage of kids in public will drop to 91%. The number of kids in private will go from 4,556 today to 10,700 – a gain of over 6,000 and 135%. I don't think it's realistic, I don't think private schools can absorb anywhere near that many kids, most are constrained by zoning and already at capacity. I suspect it's a way of soft-pedaling the enrollment projections. [/quote]
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