The Duval County public school landscape could look very different - in the next few years. Two dozen schools are on the chopping block or could be consolidated.
The need for change goes back to enrollment being down with parents choosing to send their children to private and charter schools.
A plan under consideration for Duval County Public Schools, which is not a done deal, could affect more than a dozen schools in the county, many in Arlington or the Beaches.
Under the proposal now being considered by the school, Atlantic Beach Elementary School would also close and students would instead go to Neptune Beach Elementary, about a mile away, which would then become a K-8 school.
When students leave their neighborhood schools they take the money with them, so if a school doesn’t have the optimal enrollment, it’s costing more to run than what it’s bringing in. In 2019, there were 157 schools in the district, with nearly 111,000 students. These schools were on average at 82% capacity. That is not the case anymore with more charter school options and vouchers for students to attend private schools.Duval County School Board Chair Darryl Willie said there are many steps to go through before any decisions are made about school closures or consolidations.
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