Immigration law cited for enrollment decline - Mesa, Arizona - (1,295 fewer students could = $5 million less for district)

“Mesa Public Schools’ alarming drop in enrollment this year comes largely in its elementary schools and almost exclusively in west Mesa, where there is a high Hispanic population, according to October district enrollment figures.

The district will have to wrangle with the fallout that comes with 1,295 fewer students, who could account for a drop of up to $5 million in funding from the state.

Other Southeast Valley districts have shown enrollment increases, so the Mesa exodus is largely unexplained. “*

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