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Humboldt County education chief warns of long‑term enrollment decline, closures and high absenteeism
Summary
Superintendent M. Davies Hughes told the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on April 14 that enrollment has fallen to levels last seen in 1981, driving two recent school closures and straining services; he also cited a 25.5% chronic absenteeism rate and urged expanded early‑education, CTE and dual‑enrollment programs.
Humboldt County’s education superintendent told county supervisors April 14 that the county is confronting a long‑running decline in student enrollment that threatens school services, staffing and program stability.
M. Davies Hughes, Humboldt County Superintendent of Schools, said countywide enrollment has trended downward since the late 1990s and noted the county’s current student population is comparable to 1981 levels. He said two closures have followed the decline: Greenpoint Elementary (closed at the end of June after falling below required ADA thresholds) and Agnes J.…
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