How low enrollment could affect East Texas schools [Video]

HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) — Over the past decade, public school enrollment has been declining across the nation. Now, that trend is starting to impact at least two school districts in East Texas.

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At Palestine ISD, Director of Public Relations Larissa Loveless said she has worked for their district for 24 years. When she first started, she was an elementary school principal, and their campus had about 740 students.

This year, that number is about 670 students. This trend is one her district has seen over the past 3 to 5 years, lower enrollment in lower grade levels and higher enrollment in middle school and high school.

This year, their kindergarten class has 188 students, but in previous years, Loveless said they’ve had 225-240 students in that class.

“You know, at first we kind of attributed it to Covid and people getting back in the swing of things, but as it’s been more …