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UW–Madison demographer projects steady enrollment declines across Chippewa Falls schools
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A UW–Madison demographer told the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District board that falling births and increased open‑enrollment outflows make a 5‑ to 12‑percent drop likely over five years, with larger declines at lower grade levels; the board discussed policy responses and communication plans.
David Egan Robinson Robertson of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Applied Population Lab presented a 10‑year enrollment projection Thursday to the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District board, saying the district can expect modest but steady declines driven mainly by smaller birth cohorts and continued net outflows under the state open‑enrollment program.
"We're losing a little over 1 percent per year on average across the last 10 years," Robertson said, summarizing historical trends and model…
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