Enrollment Drops at L.A. Unified Public School System

The L.A. Times reports:

An apparent exodus of students to charter schools, combined with an overall enrollment decline, is disrupting Los Angeles-area schools and exacerbating an ongoing budget crisis.

Local independently run charter schools added more than 9,500 students this fall, a surge of almost 19% to more than 60,000. At the same time, enrollment is down more than 19,000 students, about 3%, at schools affiliated with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Total district enrollment has fallen to 678,441, down from a peak of 747,009 in 2003.

It appears that this Blue American city really is in decline. Just a reminder, it appears illegals can't keep L.A. Public Schools' numbers up.