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Plano ISD demographer warns enrollment could fall below 40,000 amid low housing yields and voucher uncertainty
Summary
Zonda demographer Rocky Gardner told trustees the district saw about 500 fewer newcomers and 150 more leavers this year and that low student yields from recent housing and multifamily development could put enrollment on a downward trend; vouchers and policy changes increase uncertainty.
Rocky Gardner, the district’s demographer from Zonda, told the Plano ISD Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 that the district’s student counts continue to trend downward and that housing mix and policy changes are key uncertainties for future enrollment.
Gardner said the district experienced roughly 500 fewer newcomers and about 150 additional leavers in the most recent year — a net change of roughly 700 students — and that kindergarten capture this…
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