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Demographer: Arlington ISD enrollment down about 2,000 students; housing and birth rates cited
Summary
Zonda demographer Hudson Huff told trustees the district lost roughly 2,000 students this year, tied to kindergarten birth-rate declines and rising private-school and homeschool options; staff cited 115 single-family starts and 800 multifamily units under construction in-district.
Arlington ISD trustees heard demographic and housing data on Nov. 20 that district staff said help explain recent enrollment declines.
Hudson Huff of Zonda Demographics told the board the district’s net enrollment decreased by a little over 2,000 students this year (about a 3.8% drop), with elementary enrollment down roughly 3%. Huff said declining birth rates from prior years explain some of the decrease in kindergarten cohorts and that the district continues to see…
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