SACRAMENTO, the United States, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- From Los Angeles to New York City, public schools in big U.S. cities are reporting declining enrollment, a trend that school districts said is worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and expected to continue in the coming years.
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the country, lost about 100,000 students for the 2022-23 school year compared with the 2015-16 school year, a drop of more than 15 percent, according to the LA School Report this month.
In New York City, which has the country's largest student population, public schools have lost more than 100,000 students since the pandemic hit. For this school year, more than 320 schools in the city are expected to see at least 5 percent fewer students, according to the city's education department.
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U.S. public schools see continuing enrollment drop
- by: Xinhua
- 2023-09-28
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- 09/28/2023
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