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Sachem Has Lost Students 14 Years Straight
Sachem enrolled 14,712 students in 2012. Every year since, it has enrolled fewer. By 2026, the district is down to 11,477, a loss of 3,235 students, 22.0% of its enrollment. Fourteen consecutive years...
Only 14% of New York Districts Have Recovered From COVID
Correction (April 12, 2026): An earlier version of this article understated NYC District 75's share of statewide enrollment as less than 0.2%; the correct figure is about 1.2%. It also overstated the ...
New York Lost 37,000 Students in One Year
For one year, it looked like New York's longest enrollment decline might be over. In 2024, public school enrollment ticked up by 5,669 students, the first growth in 14 years. The reprieve was built on...