Forecast: Ashland School Enrollment To Continue Decrease

BECAUSE IT’S A COMMUNITY NOT KNOWN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE NEW RESIDENTS ASHLAND CONTINUES TO DRAW TEND TO BE OLDER. THE EFFECT IS THAT ENROLLMENT IN ASHLAND SCHOOLS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS DOWNWARD TREND. BY 2021, A FORECAST PREDICTS THERE WILL BE 227 FEWER STUDENTS THAN THERE ARE TODAY. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT DEMOGRAPHICALLY, ASHLAND’S POPULATION SKEWS HEAVILY TOWARDS ADULTS AGE 50 TO 69, OUTNUMBERING ADULTS 25 TO 39 BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT.