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Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades
Texas 2036 said the decline could leave districts with fewer dollars and about 100,000 fewer students by 2030.
- On Monday, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath reported that public schools lost 76,613 students during the 2025-26 academic year, marking the first non-pandemic enrollment decline in nearly four decades.
- Hispanic students accounted for 81% of the enrollment decline despite comprising about 53% of Texas' 5.5 million student population, with elementary grades shrinking by 46,180 students representing 60% of the statewide decrease.
- Districts are shuttering campuses in Austin, Fort Worth, and Corpus Christi to manage budget crunches, despite a nearly $8.5 billion increase in public education funding last year because schools rely on attendance-based revenue.
- State Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa demanded a statewide plan during Monday's committee hearing, saying "We need to have data on why schools are closing" as officials debated birth rates and immigration rhetoric.
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Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades
Roughly 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year — the first non-pandemic decline in nearly four decades — with Hispanic students accounting for the overwhelming majority of the loss, according to a report released Monday.
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