Enrollment figures from Duval County Public Schools show decreasing enrollment trends at some schools, prompting the district to consider consolidating schools. Charter and private schools have contributed to this decline, with about 30,000 students leaving the district in the past decade.
Tell Us: Did you take your student out of public school and move them to a charter or private school? Why?Tell Us: Did you take your student out of public school and move them to a charter or private school? Why?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.
So we want to know: Did you pull your student out of a public school and put them into one of the charter or private schools around Jacksonville? If so, why?Digital reporter who has lived in Jacksonville for more than 25 years and focuses on important local issues like education and the environment.
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