Education & Enrollment Trends

The number of students shifting from one school district to another could change before the 2030-2031 school year since Mecklenburg County is projected to lose 165 students in the next six years, according to Worner, citing demographic projections from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

A recent study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service studied how school enrollment trends have changed following the pandemic. Chesapeake is seeing fluctuating numbers, but they’re trending up compared to to other school divisions in the 757.

Projections show much of the state experiencing a decline in student population in the next five years.

Supervisors have called a special meeting to discuss the situation. Here are the demographics driving Franklin's enrollment drop.

School enrollment trends have changed in post-pandemic Virginia, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.

In the Northern Shenandoah Valley, population growth is a popular topic among local officials and community members. New data from the University of Virginia's Weldon-Cooper Center for Public Service indicate the region's growth does not show signs of waning.

Enrollment rates for Virginia’s public schools are expected to shrink at a fast rate by the end of the decade, according to the latest projections from The UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Public school enrollment in Virginia is decreasing faster than expected, and started going down long before the pandemic, new data reveals.

Enrollment rates for Virginia’s public schools are expected to shrink at a fast rate by the end of the decade, according to the latest projections from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.