Patterns in the Pandemic Decline of Public School Enrollment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9733684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas S Dee (0000-0001-7524-768X, Stanford University & National Bureau of Economic Research, Stanford, CA, corresponding author), Mark Murphy (0000-0002-8326-7119, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 566-569 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x211034481 |
| OpenAlex | W3188696378 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 3 |
Early evidence indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced public school enrollment in many states. However, little is known about the underlying patterns of these declines. Using new district-level data from Massachusetts, we find that these declines were concentrated in traditional districts while charter, virtual, and vocational districts increased their enrollment. Though the enrollment declines in traditional districts were widespread, we also find that the percent declines were significantly larger in smaller districts and those serving higher concentrations of White and economically disadvantaged students. The implications for understanding the pandemic’s effects on learning opportunities and the anticipated fiscal stress on public schools are discussed
Charter · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Demographic economics · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Pandemic · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vocational education · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |