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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-enrollment-declines-for-second-consecutive-year-after-decade-of-growth/[/quote]
Interesting tidbits from that article:

[quote][b]Enrollment in nearly every grade decreased this year, except kindergarten and ninth grade. Ninth grade usually sees larger increases than other grades because many students make the transition from private or parochial school to public school at that time[/b], Karamihas said.

Enrollment decreases over the past two years are not unique to MCPS.

Recent research from the Brookings Institute showed that public school enrollment has decreased nationwide, largely in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. An NPR poll of 60 districts across the country showed an average enrollment drop of 16% in kindergarten.

Another problem plaguing school district enrollment involves routine vaccinations.

In Maryland, nearly 23,000 students do not have the required immunizations to attend school, like the meningococcal and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines.[/quote]

So, while some have left MCPS for private, seems like some private school students have come into MCPS, and Kers aren't leaving in droves.

I have two kids - 8th and 11th grade -- and per MCPS "at a glance", those two years are one of the largest classes.  I guess there was a baby boom around those years.

Also, it's not just MCPS.   It's an issue across the country.[/quote]

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