SALT LAKE CITY — For the third consecutive year, the Utah State Board of Education has released a report showing a statewide decline in student enrollment, a trend that is affecting many families.

The Granite School District, which peaked at approximately 80,000 students in the mid-1990s, now serves around 58,000 students and expects the trend to continue declining until it stabilizes further.

Over the last seven years, the district has already closed 10 schools. “Due to declining enrollment in our area. We’re a very mature area of Salt Lake Valley,” said Ben Horsley, Superintendent for Granite School District.

This past February, the district initiated a study to consider closing two more campuses: Eastwood Elementary and Morningside Elementary. The news has left parents like Natasya M

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