Enrollment at California public schools has continued to decline this academic year, without any recovery from the steep drops seen during the pandemic — although the pace of the decrease has slowed.
Enrollment for the 2022-23 school year fell 0.69% — representing 40,000 students — from the previous year, bringing the total to 5,852,544, according to newly released state data.
This year’s percentage decline is higher than those of each of the five years prior to the pandemic but a substantial improvement on the two years most affected by COVID-19: 2020-21 and 2021-22.
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California public school enrollment continues decline, still reeling from pandemic plunge
- by: Howard Blume
- 2023-06-29
- Source:
Los Angeles Times
- 08/30/2023
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