(La Porte, IN) - Enrollment in the La Porte School District continues to gradually decline. The number of students this year dropped by 45 from last year, according to figures recently presented to the school board by Superintendent Dr. Sandra Wood. Wood said the drop continues an ongoing trend.
“Basically, I’m sharing this with all of you to bring forward for thought and for upcoming discussion the reality that the issue of declining enrollment here is real and has not improved,” Wood said.
Currently, the school district is encouraging the public to take an online survey. School officials want to hear back on possible solutions on things like enrollment decline and why people chose to send their kids to other schools.
Woods said projections indicate the number of students in the La Porte School District will continue to gradually decline over the next several years but hopes information from the survey leads to solutions that work to reverse enrollment decline.
The survey is available on the school corporation website by clicking here until October 10th.
Wood said total enrollment districtwide now stands at 5,643. Enrollment was about 6,300 in 2008.
