ERIC Number: ED639177
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 30
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The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Disenrollment from Public Schools. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-820
Andrew Bacher-Hicks; Tareena Musaddiq; Joshua Goodman; Kevin Stange
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
The extent to which pandemic-induced public school enrollment declines will persist is unclear. Student-level data from Michigan through fall 2021 yields three relevant findings. First, relative to pre-pandemic trends, fall 2021 enrollment had partially recovered for low-income, Black, and Hispanic students, but had declined further for non-low-income, White, and Asian students. Second, annual public school exit rates remained elevated for elementary students and accelerated further for middle school students. Third, public school exit is sticky and varies by chosen alternative. Only 21 percent of those who left for private schools in fall 2020 had returned by fall 2021, while 50 percent of those who left for homeschooling had returned. These findings suggest that pandemic-driven public school enrollment declines may persist, and more so among higher income families.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Enrollment Trends, COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Students, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, White Students, Asian American Students, Private Schools, Home Schooling, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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