Several Azusa schools are being closed due to a steep decline in enrollment.
According to AUSD, between 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 school years, the district saw its student population decline by 42%, from over 12,100 students, to just over 7,000.
"Currently, we have 16 school sites for 7,084 students, meaning the number of students enrolled in AUSD schools fills only 47% of the capacity of our facilities," the district said in a news release Wednesday."School reorganization will allow us to increase and improve program offerings for our students. Secondary students will have more course offerings and broader access to courses of interest. In addition, our sports teams and extracurricular activities will be more robust.
including a declining birth rate in the state and in the San Gabriel Valley and rising housing costs. Declining enrollment is a statewide issue.Thanks for reading CBS NEWS.Please enter valid email address to continue
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