Schools across Albuquerque welcomed back students Thursday morning as the largest district in the state opened its classrooms after summer vacation.

First graders to seniors returned to Albuquerque Public Schools campuses, while the district projects an enrollment of just over 64,000 — a decrease of around 1,000 students from the end of the previous school year — and operates with its largest budget ever at $2.25 billion.

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