Denver Public Schools predicts enrollment drops and possibility of more school closures by 2030

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By Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat

A new report by Denver Public Schools predicts that enrollment will decline by 8 percent, or 6,005 students, by 2029. As a result, more school closures could be needed by 2030, the report says.

The district is most likely to recommend school closures in the northwest, southwest, and central parts of the city, because those regions will experience the steepest enrollment declines, says the annual report, known as the Strategic Regional Analysis. DPS released it Thursday.

Southwest Denver is expected to lose nearly 2,720 students by 2029, according to the report, while northwest Denver is expected to lose nearly 1,200 students and central Denver is expected t