LAUSD enrollment dips to lowest level in over a decade

11-11-2010

By Connie Llanos/Torrance Daily Breeze

Enrollment at the Los Angeles Unified School District has dipped to nearly 672,000 - the lowest level in more than a decade. According to updated enrollment figures, 671,648 students are enrolled at LAUSD schools this academic year - down almost 150,000 students from the district's peak in 2002. A regional shift in demographics, caused in part by the economic downturn, has led to similar decreases in enrollment at other districts across the Southland, according to a new district report. While the school district continues to shed students overall, charter schools are posting double-digit gains each year. Enrollment for the publicly funded independently run schools reached nearly 70,000 students this year, up about 15 percent from last year. Traditional, noncharter LAUSD enrollment declined 3 percent, but with the boost from charters, its overall decline was 1 percent. Charter growth creates financial headaches for the district. (more…)

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