The school board on Monday is also expected to discuss the district’s policy on school consolidation and closures, which, if approved, would set guidelines for Superintendent Alex Marrero if and wh…
Allakassoume Diallo, 12, studies on his computer in a math intervention class that is in the library because the school is running out of rooms for classes at Place Bridge Academy in Denver on Nov. 14, 2023. Denver Public Schools projects 6,338 fewer children will attend its schools within the next five years as the declining K-12 enrollment continues to hit Colorado districts – and their budgets – despite the unexpected boost from last year’s surge of migrant students.
The school board’s goal is to vote on the school closure policy, titled Executive Limitation 18 School Consolidation and Closure, in June, district spokesman Scott Pribble said. Last academic year, DPS saw enrollment in its schools increase for the first time since 2019 thanks in large part towas small — 366 pupils — and DPS leaders expect the migrant students to leave the Denver area in the coming years, meaning their arrival has only delayed declining enrollment, according to the presentation.
As enrollment in DPS continues to fall, the district’s student population is growing both whiter and more affluent asIn 2023, 63% of DPS students qualified for free and reduced lunch, down from 71% almost a decade ago. About 52% of the PK-12 students enrolled in the district are Latino, down from 57% of pupils in 2014.
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