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American Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students Since COVID. Their Budgets Grew by 34 Percent Anyway.

By Tosin Akintola Jul 22, 2026, 12:09 pm132 pts
Since 2019, public school enrollment has fallen by 2.84 percent nationwide, an exodus of roughly 1.4 million. K-12 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Yet the amount spent on public schools nationwide grew by 34 percent from 2019 to 2024, according to NCES…

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