Data from the state education department and demographic projections from the state indicate the region by 2033 will see an even larger loss, a 14% drop from current enrollment — bigger than the state’s projected 12% decline.
Bay Area school enrollment plunges as families flee high-cost region
In Santa Clara County (the heart of Silicon Valley) they are losing 1/3 of students over 20 years:
The Public Policy Institute analysis indicates that Santa Clara County experienced the largest drop in Bay Area school enrollment in the last 10 years, with a 15% decline, and is expected to drop an additional 18% by 2033.
Partly due to the declining birth rate, partly due to families moving out of California, to lower cost areas. Not a good time to become a teacher in California.
