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City Schools presents facilities master plan showing short-term enrollment gain but long-term decline and $375 million capital gap
Summary
District facilities staff told the board the Comprehensive Educational Facilities Master Plan (CEFMP) shows a one-year enrollment gain driven by Latino enrollment, but projections still foresee a longer-term decline; the district faces a roughly $375 million maintenance and capital shortfall.
Baltimore City Public Schools officials presented the districts Comprehensive Educational Facilities Master Plan (CEFMP) to the board on May 27, reporting a one-year enrollment increase of about 1,000 students but a projected 10-year decline of roughly 3,000 students. Facilities staff said the short-term gain was driven by rising Latino enrollment and a substantially smaller drop in Black enrollment than in prior years.
"Baltimore City's population is potentially stabilizing," Maureen Gershberg, director of facilities planning and strategy, told commissioners. Gershberg said the most significant contributors to this year's enrollment uptick were increases in Latino students and an unusually small Black student decline (474 students) compared with prior annual losses around 1,800.
The CEFMP is a state-required planning document that sets 10-year enrollment projections, highlights utilization and capital needs,…
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