Shrunken enrollment was also concentrated in specific age bands. The number of high schoolers fell by just. By contrast, enrollment of kindergarteners declined by three times as much, while the pre-K population plunged by an astonishing 22 percent. Those results confirm prior media reporting , which indicated that many families were choosing to keep their young children home longer than expected rather than sign up for virtual learning in the early school years.
Robin Lake, director of the nonpartisan research organization Center on Reinventing Public Education, said that the fall in K enrollment, while somewhat predictable, still left questions about whether the families who have exited school systems over the last 16 months would return by September.
The number of families choosing to homeschool their children reportedly doubled during the past school year, while applications to both virtual and brick-and-mortar charter schools has also spiked in many areas. Lake said that districts would have to be prepared to meet the rush of young kids with the necessary staff, classroom space, and teaching resources. Does that Actually Matter? Stay informed. Asian enrollment declined in all states with available data, except North Carolina.
The Virginia Department of Education publishes enrollment data by both race and grade level, which makes it possible to observe patterns and disparities across different groups. The data shows that only non-Hispanic white students in Virginia experienced enrollment declines across all grade level groups, including high school. Black, Hispanic, and Asian students did not experience declines in high school enrollment. Kindergarten enrollment for non-Hispanic white students fell by 18 percent, but only 8 percent for Asian, black, and Hispanic students.
However, this difference appears opposite for pre-K enrollment. Black student enrollment in pre-K declined by Conversely, non-Hispanic white enrollment declined Going forward, these disparities raise important questions about the long-term consequences of COVID Due to COVID, regular patterns of K enrollment were disrupted during the beginning of the school year.
Further research on enrollment will be needed as the school year progresses. Additionally, more research is needed to understand why we observe disparities between enrollment trends across grade levels and across different racial groups. It is vital to understand the implications of these trends, since disruptions in learning could have downstream effects on our future workforce.
Understanding these disparities and how to address them is the subject of District Dialogues, a six-part series hosted by the Richmond Fed.
The series brings together educators, policymakers, and economists for frank discussions about the challenges our communities are facing and possible solutions. The data also indicate that homeschooling surged in the fall, the CDE said. Democratic Gov. Nellum said schools will need to think strategically about how to engage Black and brown students, who were more likely to spend the year in distance learning than their white peers who moved to private schools or other learning options. Those families, who were disproportionately hit by the virus, have also been more hesitant to return their children to classrooms as they reopen.
Schools will also need to find ways to convince private school defectors to return, he said. San Francisco still no timetable for returning middle and high school students to classrooms. Support Provided By: Learn more. Nation Apr Wednesday, Nov The Latest. World Agents for Change. Health Long-Term Care. For Teachers.
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