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Portland Public Schools
Coverage of Portland Public Schools in the Nexus archive.
- Number of K-12 public school students has declined in more than half of states, report indicates
The number of kindergarten through 12th grade public school students in the US has declined in 30 states since the mid-2010s, with West Virginia seeing the largest decline at 13.6%. Washington, D.C. saw the largest increase at 16.4%. The nation's record-low fertility rate is cited as a major factor in falling enrollment.