Richardson ISD’s enrollment is down by 652 students from last year, according to district data.

RISD’s board of trustees received an update on the district’s enrollment, as well as ongoing strategies to combat enrollment declines, during its Nov. 20 meeting .

The big picture

RISD’s enrollment as of Oct. 27 is 36,969, down by more than 2,700 students since the district’s enrollment peaked in 2019.

Nearly 80% of the 652-student decrease in enrollment came from RISD’s emergent bilingual population, according to the presentation.

“We don't know specifically why, but ... we do know that many families have made decisions to return back to their home countries or to move closer to family to make sure that there are layers of support,” RISD Assistant Superintendent Matthew Gibbins said.

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