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Wilmington Public School Enrollment Decline Continues In 2021
Elementary enrollment rebounded from the pandemic lows, but enrollment fell further in the upper grades.
WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington Public Schools enrollment fell from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2021, continuing a multi-year decline in the district's enrollment, according to data presented to the School Committee at a recent meeting.
Enrollment fell by 20, from 2,889 students to 2,869 students from 2020 to 2021, as first reported by the Wilmington Apple.
At the elementary school level, there was a rebound from pandemic lows. Kindergarten enrollment fell over 20 percent from 2019 to 2020, but increased by 8 percent from 2020 to 2021. Prekindergarten enrollment, which had collapsed during the pandemic, fully recovered to 70 students, the same number as in 2019.
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Overall, elementary school enrollment rose almost 5 percent, Superintendent Glen Brand told the School Committee Oct. 27.
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But that rise was outweighed by a bigger drop-off from 6th to 12th grade: 5.8 percent.
The full meeting is available here from WCTV.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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