'Baby Bust' in Barrington?
School enrollment projections indicate that almost one out of every five current students in Barrington will be lost over the next 10 years.
Barrington must be going through a baby bust. Enrollment in the schools is dropping, and projections for the future show that the decline will continue for years to come with the current enrollment of approximately 3,350 students dropping by about 600. The School Committee was presented with enrollment projections from the New England School Development Council last week that show that 18 percent drop in students through 2022. Finance Director Ron Tarro presented that picture of enrollment as part of the landscape for the board’s discussion of the 2013-2014 budget. "Enrollment is almost all the grades is going down," he said. Tarro did not present the numbers as set in stone, but simply as projections that are part of the outside …
Joel Hellmann
11:00 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Hey guys. full disclosure: I am not now and never have been a great speller or typist. if that is what is important to you then have a good time. I love spell check and mine doesn't work on patch. I am good with numbers and these projected numbers are really troubling. A.lot of the numbers I have been seeing lately are troubling. more ›