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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lee had grown to around 2100 in 2005 before a boatload of students were removed when South County opened.[/quote]

Looks like Lewis is back to its historical size.[/quote]

As of 1995. Schools have had different enrollments at different times in the past.  Enrollments were low in the mid-90s.  But the 1995 numbers show they were willing to keep Marshall open with under 1100 kids. [/quote]

Exactly. The mid 90s graduates were all part of the Baby Bust from about 1975 through the 1980 birth years. After that, the school populations exploded, and FCPS and MCPS soon regretted closing high schools in the mid-80s. It’s amazing the FCPS board decided to keep Marshall open.

Although under a different set of circumstances, APS was one vote away from closing Yorktown HS in the mid to late 80s all due to the Baby Bust. Public school funding across the U.S. was lower back then and the school age population was decreasing. Maintaining aging school buildings (falling apart due to deferred maintenance) was also a drain on the tax base. [/quote]

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