The study will analyze Fort Worth ISD's operations costs, student costs, staffing structures and building capacity. It will cost the school district $2 million.
During a school board meeting Tuesday night, they unanimously approved a study costing millions that will determine whether it should adjust campuses or even close some.
That is a decline of about 15,000 students in a 7-year span, despite the city's population growing during that time.Texas cities continue to grow by leaps and bounds with several North Texas cities adding more residents than most others across the country, according to the latest census bureau estimates.
The resolution cites demographic trends, regional shortages of housing options for young families and the proliferation of charter schools as key factors for why enrollment has declined.With only 72,000 currently enrolled, the study would analyze operations costs, student costs, staffing structures and building capacity.
The district is taking steps not to call it a study on whether to downsize, instead choosing the term "right size."The study would analyze Fort Worth ISD's operations costs, student costs, staffing structures and building capacity.Fort Worth is not the only North Texas school district looking at capacity.Plano ISD considering closing schools as student enrollment declines
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