School Board hears more on enrollment decline
The analysis will help inform the district’s “right-sizing” plan which could include school closures as enrollment declines in the city.
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Six charter groups submit applications to take over closing school buildings
The New Orleans school district’s annual facility siting process is underway and six schools have applied for a new campus.
Enrollment decline likely to continue at NOLA Public Schools, consultant tells board
Matriculation rates indicate that if 100 students enrolled in kindergarten this year, 87 would remain in their cohort their senior year.
NOLA Public Schools looking for new operators at closing-school buildings
Recently announced closures will leave three district-owned buildings empty this summer. Officials are seeking other schools — currently located in deteriorating buildings — to move in.
School enrollment down in Louisiana, Orleans Parish
School leaders say classroom attendance is rebounding after a dip during the omicron surge.
Another New Orleans charter school will close due to low enrollment
IDEA Oscar Dunn is the second school this week that officials have said will close due to enrollment problems. The school opened in 2019 and has operated through three pandemic school years.
First school closure announced as NOLA Public Schools tackles ‘right-sizing’ amid declining enrollment
FirstLine’s Live Oak elementary school will close at the end of the school year. FirstLine took over the school in 2018 but officials say it has struggled with under enrollment.
More details on NOLA Public Schools officials’ ‘right-sizing’ plan to come in January
Population growth in New Orleans has not kept up with the expansion of charter schools over the past decade. District officials are considering consolidations and possible closures to address the problem.
Plan to ‘right-size’ school district could include charter consolidations, closures
Decreasing enrollment, facility upkeep and financial effects of COVID-19 are all factors.
