What goes up must come down — when it comes to school enrollment, too. No public school district has the same number of students from year to year, and no neighborhood that supplies students to that district stays the same, either. A cul-de-sac teeming with kids on bikes becomes, in seemingly no time, a cul-de-sac of graying heads walking dogs and awaiting their grandkids’ visits on weekends.
That’s worth pondering anew as Colorado school districts once again make news with controversial talk of permanently shuttering some schools amid declining enrollment.
The state’s largest school district, Denver Public Schools, announced recently it was looking at closing 10 schools — scaled back to five by the district administration last week following pushback from its board. Second-largest district Jefferson County Schools in west metro Denver is closing 16 elementary schools after a unanimous board vote.
See the full article by Gazette editorial board, November 13, 2022