West Virginia schools continue to lose students, a problem that has contributed to a wave of proposed school closures and consolidations around the state.

State Schools Superintendent Michele Blatt said schools have lost 2.5% of their students in the past year. Education

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The state’s enrollment is now 234,957 students for this current school year, Blatt shared Wednesday during a state Board of Education meeting.

“Fifty-three of 55 of our districts did decrease in enrollment this year,” Blatt said, noting only Tyler and Doddridge counties had an increase in student population.

A new West Virginia enrollment report showed a 6.5% decline from whe

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