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Pasco school board member outlines enrollment decline and 2028 school openings to ease overcrowding
Summary
Pasco County School Board member Chris Williams told Dade City’s Planning Board that traditional public enrollment has declined—partly due to voucher and charter growth—and described planned school openings and renovations (a K–8 and a magnet high school slated for 2028) to address shifting capacity.
Pasco County School Board member Chris Williams told the Dade City Planning Board that the district is seeing a drop in traditional public-school enrollment while charter and voucher (Florida Empowerment Scholarship) numbers have risen, and he described capital projects intended to respond to shifting demand.
Key enrollment trends and causes: Williams said traditional enrollment surged after COVID but has declined in recent years as some families took state scholarship funds or enrolled in charter schools. He said the district experienced a net loss of roughly 1,400 traditional students this year countywide, with the largest decline concentrated among elementary students (about 1,600 fewer elementary…
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