Enrollment declines can lead to difficult conversations – including about staff reductions and whether to shutter campuses.
If students leave with an education savings account, it could create financial hardship for the public schools that serve the majority of children.The tiny Throckmorton school district is 250 miles away from the Texas Capitol, yet it briefly took center stage during a recent Senate debate.For a district that small, there’s not a lot of wiggle room in the budget. If even a few students left, the school would feel a financial impact.
As the district discusses long-range planning, the Legislature’s decisions on voucherlike programs could play a role in what comes next. “There is the concern that with vouchers, we will see student loss and that student loss is going to cost more for schools than they’ll save from not having to educate those kids,” said Chandra Villanueva, policy director with Every Texan, a pro-public education group. “Schools have a lot of fixed costs, like all of the utilities.”. Enrollment rose 1.7% over the previous year and surpassed pre-pandemic figures – a sign of normalcy after COVID.
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