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Los Angeles Charter School Enrollment Declines (Again)

While charter schools predicted growth for the 2022–2023 school year, an LAUSD report confirms they once again saw declining enrollment.

“KIPP Generations Academy reported achieving 43.6% of its projected enrollment (i.e., 120 of the 275 students projected were enrolled).”

– Superintendent Carvalho

Instead of admitting that the declining LAUSD enrollment in recent years is due to long-predicted demographic shifts, many opponents of public education have tried to construct a narrative that parents are simply leaving the district due to dissatisfaction. Unfortunately, a recent report released internally by Superintendent Carvalho shows that enrollment in charter schools is in its third year of decline.

While the General Counsel’s office continues to stonewall the release of the current version of the “3-Year Analysis of Independent Charter School Norm Enrollment Versus Enrollment per Approved Petition,” the Superintendent released the information to the School Board and senior District staffers in an…