Declining enrollment in U.S. public schools
Subject in Education
Declining enrollment in U.S. public schools has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Daily. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sarah MervoshEducation reporter at The New York Times
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
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
Podcasts
- The Daily · 1 episode
Episodes
Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough StudentsThe 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.