Enrollment numbers at Pittsburgh Public Schools continue to slide, according to data from the Department of Education, which was highlighted in a new policy brief by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy.

The brief said from school years 2019-2020 until 2023-2024, PPS lost nearly 13%, or nearly 3,000 students.

Frank Gamrat, the executive director of Allegheny Institute, said taxpayers deserve better, and something has to be done.

"Enrollment is down so much that they have to do something. The school board is right in that they have to fix this. You've got empty buildings, or mostly empty buildings," Gamrat said.

PPS is still considering closing several schools and reconfiguring others.

The brief shows that the drop in enrollment started a long time ago.

"You've lost almost 4

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