LAUSD Enrollment Plunge Forces Closures Debate Even as Board Approves Hundreds of Millions in Rebuilds

Los Angeles school campus exterior illustrating LAUSD enrollment decline and closure-versus-rebuild debate

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Unified School District enrollment has fallen steeply again—about 4 percent this year—forcing a sharper debate over LAUSD school closures even as the Board of Education keeps approving hundreds of millions in campus rebuilds funded by voter-backed bonds. The Los Angeles Times’ Howard Blume reported on Sept. 16, 2026, that district … Read more