But high school enrollment levels likely peaked in the 2022-2023 school year, according to population experts from Portland State University. By 2036, they say, Portland could see 2,700 fewer high schoolers, down from about 14,000 today — even as Jefferson High is renovated to accommodate 1,700 students, about twice as many as attend school there currently.
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If the district didn’t confront its declining enrollment , the system could be in for a massive shock in just a few years and might find itself forced to close schools.
Portland Public Schools’ high schools remain another big question mark – oregonlive.com
Oregon’s fertility rate is 1.39, the 2nd lowest in the nation, behind Vermont which is 1.36. The high school enrollment in Portland is forecast to fall by almost 20% by 2036.
