Declining birth rate and migration trends driving public school enrollment woes

Declining birth rate and migration trends driving public school enrollment woes

While Nevada’s overall population continues to grow, that growth is driven by retirees and people without children.(Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)Layfolk may interpret reports of declining enrollment in public schools as a sign of a failing system being rejected by families, but education leaders say the reality is there are simply fewer children to enroll. In 2020, Nevada’s public school enrollment — encompassing both traditiona…