Colorado reports first student enrollment drop in more than 30 years

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Preliminary data released by the Colorado Department of Education showed a 3.3% decline in student enrollment statewide — marking the first decline in student enrollment in the state since 1988.
With student counts taken around the state in October and now in a formal certification process expected to conclude in mid-January, Colorado saw total statewide enrollment of 883,281 students, 29,942 fewer students than in 2019.
The largest decreases were reported in preschools, in kindergartens and in elementary school grades.
Compared to 2019, the state education department also reported a doubling in number of students being home schooled, at 15,773; and a 44% increase in the number of students registered in online educational programs, at 32,231.

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