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Camden School Closings: Several buildings to be shuttered amidst declining enrollment rates and a district in deficit

The schools closing will be Wiggins, Sharp, Cramer, and Yorkship schools. The announcement from the district stated there has been a six month, long-term school planning process to shift students into higher-quality and newer facilities. Ultimately, district officials said this will put them on a path to long-term financial success. Currently, the district announced it has a projected $40 million deficit in fiscal year 2022, and every year going forward. Over a decade the school district is looking at a budget deficit that exceeds $400 million. The district said three of the four buildings are more than 100 years old, and all four buildings are in need of structural repair. On average, the schools are 30% empty, enrollment in the district has declined by nearly 50% since 2013.

Camden parents are unhappy with decision to close 4 schools in the city

Camden school closures: Wiggins, Sharp, Cramer and Yorkship to shutter in June

Three of the four school buildings are more than 100 years old and all of them need extensive repairs, district officials said. Renovations could cost about $10 million per school, but the district does not have the funding to cover that, according to KYW Newsradio.  The district is running a $40 million budget deficit that will continue each year if not addressed, school officials said. The district s debt could get as high as $400 million in the next decade. The impacted students will be sent to other district schools with higher-quality and newer facilities. Transportation will be guaranteed. These decisions are painful for you, they re painful for families, they re painful for the school community, they re painful for me, but there is a necessary pain that is needed that is temporary, Superintendent Katrina McCombs said.

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