Data in the News - Sept. 25, 2008 |
| [Redding] Enrollment decline: Schools here mirror trend (9/25/08) At the moment, Region 9 (Joel Barlow High School, which has Easton and Redding students) is “trending up” in terms of enrollment because the decline in students won’t “catch up” until a few years from now. It is estimated that among the three districts, the student population will reduce between the 2007-08 school year and 2015-16 by approximately 560 students. The Redding Pilot |
CT Public School Enrollment Shrinking 17%, 2004/5 to 2020/21
Between 2006/7 and 2007/8, Connecticut's public schools reported a drop in enrollment of approximately 4,000 students for grades 1 through 12. A review of preliminary public school reports by the Connecticut State Data Center's Manager Orlando Rodriguez indicates that the 2007/8 school year marks the beginning of a long-term decline in the state's school age population.
The loss of these 4,000 students is documented for each specific School District.
We have also developed a table for Towns with the most growth and most decline, by Number and Percent, over just the last school year. Posted June 27, 2008.
