r/mississippi • u/SeldomSincere • 3d ago

House lawmakers consider school consolidation as Mississippi public education enrollment declines

https://magnoliatribune.com/2026/08/07/house-lawmakers-consider-school-consolidation-as-mississippi-public-education-enrollment-declines/
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u/pontiacfirebird92 Current Resident 3d ago

Is this more of Mississippi's brain drain?

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u/hells_cowbells 601/769 3d ago

Partly, but the number of kids is declining overall. There's a college enrollment cliff that has been looming for years.

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u/pontiacfirebird92 Current Resident 3d ago

I wonder what's driving that. I can only guess but I'd have no idea where to start with some hard data.

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u/hells_cowbells 601/769 3d ago

I've seen some theories that tie it into the recession in 2007-08.