What Sarah Mervosh has said about Declining enrollment in U.S. public schools

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 11, 2026

Sarah Mervosh, Education reporter at The New York Times, has been quoted on Declining enrollment in U.S. public schools 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on November 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Mervosh reports that since about 2014, K-12 public school enrollment has fallen in 30 states.
“since about 2014, over the last decade, enrollment in K-12 public schools in the country has fallen in 30 states”
The Daily: Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 4:41
Mervosh explains that school costs do not shrink proportionally with enrollment because teachers, principals and buildings remain necessary.
“if your school shrinks by, say, 20 percent, you have fewer students, but you still often need the same number of teachers”
The Daily: Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 5:32

Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students
The Daily · Nov 11, 2026 · 48 min
Natalie Kitroeff and education reporter Sarah Mervosh examine shrinking U.S. public school enrollment and Pittsburgh's controversial plan to close schools and end most magnet programs.