Declining Enrollment: Implications for South Carolina School Districts.

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Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.

Declining Enrollment; Educational Facilities; Educational Finance; Educational Planning; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment Projections; Enrollment Trends; Instructional Programs; Public School Teachers; Reduction in Force; School Closing; School Community Relationship; School Demography; School Districts

Continuing enrollment decline will affect South Carolina school districts in varying degrees during the next five to ten years. Demographic forecasting will remain an essential element in predicting the degree to which specific districts will be affected by enrollment changes. Every district will need to build a data base and develop the capacity for detailed analysis of local conditions in order to formulate effective policy. Planning for the future is absolutely essential for every South Carolina school district. This booklet reviews the broad scope of problems associated with enrollment decline, including the areas of staffing, instruction, finance, and facilities, as well as school closing and school community relations. (Author/DS)

1978

ED144254