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NYC families flee high costs, emptying city schools

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New York City is experiencing a significant decline in public school enrollment, with families with young children leaving the city at more than twice the rate of households without them. This trend, driven primarily by the high cost of living and unaffordability of housing, has resulted in hundreds of schools having fewer than 200 students. City officials are concerned about the sustainability of the school system and are exploring data-driven solutions to address the outflow of families. AI

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NYC families flee high costs, emptying city schools

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Catherina Gioino ·

    ‘This is not sustainable’: Families with young kids are fleeing NYC’s high cost of living, and the schools are emptying out

    City Comptroller Mark Levine calls the drop from over one million students a decade ago as unsustainable and says affordability is a major factor.

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