Enrollment figures from Duval County Public Schools show decreasing enrollment trends at some of the district’s schools, which was one of the factors behind a proposal to consolidate more than two dozen schools and realign others, which the district is beginning to consider.
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– outlined proposed changes to the district’s Master Facility Plan, which was created to right-size the district and make improvements to schools, funded by a half-cent sales tax voters approved in 2020. Since the original plan was created, the district has seen falling enrollment, combined with increasing construction costs following the pandemic.According to the presentation, charter schools have had a significant impact on enrollment, especially at the middle school level.
The board packet from the March 11 workshop also included a table of historical enrollment figures dating back to the 2018-19 school year, and projecting forward approximately a decade. The projections were then used when coming up with the proposed changes.
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