13 Investigates found there are 20,724 fewer students enrolled at HISD now compared to when the pandemic hit, leading to 'difficult decisions' ahead.
Joshua Allmon's youngest child was born in 2019, just months before the pandemic prompted social distancing and shut down businesses across the state.
13 Investigates found there are 20,724 fewer students enrolled at HISD now compared to when the pandemic hit during the 2019-20 school year. There are currently 189,337 enrolled. The worst declines are at elementary schools, where there are 15,247 fewer students in those younger grades across the district.
In Texas, the amount of funding a district receives is based on student enrollment and attendance. With HISD estimating between $5,000 and $6,000 per student, that means the district is expected to lose $124 million from its pre-pandemic budget. INTERACTIVE: 13 Investigates asked public school districts in Harris, Found Bend, Galveston, and Brazoria counties for the number of students enrolled during the current 2022-23 school year. The red indicates districts that saw an enrollment decline and blue are districts that saw an increase in enrollment.There are some suburban districts that have actually seen an increase in enrollment.
Despite the declines, Love said HISD is getting creative in offering more tours of campuses and launching an enrollment unit that travels throughout the community. The unit is a large van equipped with 10 iPads where parents can enroll their children.
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