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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.
Gabriel Loomis, a first-grader at Dillon Valley Elementary, participates in online learning at his home. Shae Loomis, Gabriel s mother, said she s noticed a difference in how the district approached online learning this time compared to their experience when schools closed in March.
Photo from Shae Loomis
When the Summit School District started the year in a hybrid learning model, district officials made it clear that having school during a pandemic would require flexibility.
On Nov. 20, that flexibility was put to the test, when the district announced all schools would be participating in online learning from Nov. 30 through Dec. 18. Students won’t return to hybrid learning in the schools until after their holiday break ends on Jan. 4.