New Mexico Schools Close Amid Falling Enrollment | Santa Fe News

New Mexico’s schools are shutting down left and right—not because of budget cuts, but because there aren’t enough kids to fill the classrooms. From Voz Collegiate to Holy Ghost Catholic, even brand-new academies like Equip Academy are folding before they ever opened, all due to plummeting enrollment. Albuquerque Public Schools alone expects to lose 1,500 students this year, part of a decades-long decline driven by falling birth rates. While officials say funding won’t be an issue for now, educators are scrambling to adapt—because when fewer students show up, the whole system has to rethink how it runs. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ba57eac514033f39