2027 : Demographics
Number of Children in Region Rises
For the first time in decades, the number of children living in the region has ticked up slightly.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
School Student Population Variable
This fall, Lake Placid had it's lowest number of students in year. Keene was up 10 with a large entering kindergarten. Saranac Lake was up slightly. Tupper Lake was down the most. Pandemic students who appeared last year, have mostly returned to their home schools.
Read the news story here.
Number of Births Falling
The birth decline at AMC Saranac Lake is a continuation of a long state-wide trend.
Read the news story here.
Tri Lakes School Enrollments Tick Up
It varies by district but most areas are seeing slight upticks in public school enrollments.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Keene Central School to welcome largest kindergarten in years
There were 20 children in the entering kindergarten at Keene Central this year, and it will also have the smallest graduating class in years, only 6, so the school population will increase by 16 just by this change added almost 10% to the student population.
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For Number of Children in Region Rises