Salt Lake City schools once again saw a drop in student enrollment this fall for the 2023-2024 school year—a trend that has continued to ail the school district over the last decade.
This year specifically, almost 500 fewer students enrolled compared to last year, marking a 2.5% decrease, Chief Information Officer Sam Quantz told board members Tuesday night.
Quantz noted some “significant enrollment changes” in a number of schools, five of which are currently being studied for potential closure: Hawthorne Elementary was down 12.4%; Bennion was down 10.9%; Mary W. Jackson was down 13.1%; Newman was down 16.1%; and Riley was down 13.8% from last year.
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