Fewer students enroll in DCPS after last year’s historic increase

By Lisa Gartner

Published February 13, 2012 5:00am ET

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Fewer students enroll in DCPS after last year’s historic increase — D.C. Public Schools’ enrollment decreased by 1 percent this year, following last year’s historic enrollment increase that officials said signified a turnaround for the underperforming school system. This year, 45,630 students enrolled in DCPS, 439 fewer than in 2009-2010, according to an audited count released by the Office of the State Superintendent for Education on […]

D.C. Public Schools’ enrollment decreased by 1 percent this year, following last year’s historic enrollment increase that officials said signified a turnaround for the underperforming school system.

This year, 45,630 students enrolled in DCPS, 439 fewer than in 2009-2010, according to an audited count released by the Office of the State Superintendent for Education on Monday.

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