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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve checked a few elementaries so far in a variety of areas and a variety of income levels/FARMS rates and demographics, and every one has had a membership decrease vs. the end of last school year. I compared the number on the school profile for “Enrollment as of September 202526:” to the total that I got for 2024-25 under the Demographics tab and adding up each grade total under the grade level section. I’ll post some findings in a bit when I’m done having lunch. But so far, this looks like a demographic change/aging population/fewer kids issue vs. a “people aren’t coming to school because of the fear of immigration raids” issue or whatever Reid wants to claim so that they can continue to claim the same amount of school funding/taxes for fewer students. [/quote]

Across the division if you compare September 2025 vs. September 2024 it appears there are more students in grades 4, 7, and 9, and fewer students in every other grade.  Overall they down over 3000 students since September 2024 and over 4000 students since June 2025.

If there are fewer students, they will probably say the population is needier (although that's open to debate, as the biggest decline in enrollment this year is Hispanic students, who tend to be higher needs) or that they have to make up for a loss of federal funding, and they still need more money from county taxpayers. [/quote]

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