Public school enrollment has slowed or stalled in all but four states, and most states are showing a decrease.
That’s according to data from 2019 to 2023 released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall trends were shocking, with only four states – Idaho, Delaware and North and South Dakota – and the District of Columbia experiencing growth above 1% in their K-12 populations.
Eleven states saw no significant difference in enrollment, and six saw small decreases.
The remaining 29 states lost 2% or more of their public school students.
