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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in the United States · page 40

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FASTEST DECLINING · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1951Winnisquam Regional High SchoolTilton, NHWinnisquam Regional School District439357-18.7%
1952SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13557453-18.7%
1953LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCEDARHURST, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT940764-18.7%
1954Fuquay-Varina HighFuquay-Varina, NCWake County Schools2,2841,858-18.7%
1955Beddingfield HighWilson, NCWilson County Schools803653-18.7%
1956Marshfield Senior High SchoolCoos Bay, ORCoos Bay SD 9981798-18.7%
1957Ligonier Valley HSLigonier, PALigonier Valley SD534434-18.7%
1958Sequoyah High SchoolMadisonville, TNMonroe County942766-18.7%
1959HENDRICKSON H SPFLUGERVILLE, TXPFLUGERVILLE ISD2,6182,128-18.7%
1960HECTOR HIGH SCHOOLHECTOR, ARHECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT279227-18.6%
1961William J. (Pete) Knight HighPalmdale, CAAntelope Valley Union High2,8852,349-18.6%
1962Compton HighCompton, CACompton Unified1,7661,438-18.6%
1963Marina HighHuntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach Union High2,4521,997-18.6%
1964Mount Shasta HighMount Shasta, CASiskiyou Union High296241-18.6%
1965Global Experience Magnet SchoolBloomfield, CTBloomfield School District215175-18.6%
1966East Dubuque High SchoolEast Dubuque, ILEast Dubuque USD 119221180-18.6%
1967Algonquin Regional HighNorthborough, MANorthboro-Southboro1,4711,197-18.6%
1968OvidElsie High SchoolELSIE, MIOvid-Elsie Area Schools457372-18.6%
1969Coldwater High SchoolColdwater, OHColdwater Exempted Village467380-18.6%
1970Minerva High SchoolMinerva, OHMinerva Local521424-18.6%
1971North Valley High SchoolGrants Pass, ORThree Rivers/Josephine County SD521424-18.6%
1972Willamette Leadership AcademySpringfield, ORSpringfield SD 19317258-18.6%
1973Laurel Highlands SHSUniontown, PALaurel Highlands SD925753-18.6%
1974Beaufort HighBeaufort, SCBeaufort 011,3561,104-18.6%
1975Marion HighMarion, SCMarion 10703572-18.6%
1976Dan River HighRinggold, VAPittsylvania County Public Schools716583-18.6%
1977Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasilla, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District610497-18.5%
1978Evergreen High SchoolEVERGREEN, COJefferson County School District No. R-11,116909-18.5%
1979Lakewood High SchoolLAKEWOOD, COJefferson County School District No. R-12,1281,735-18.5%
1980ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTSGOULDS, FLMIAMI-DADE631514-18.5%
1981Foreman High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299798650-18.5%
1982Summit Academy North High SchoolROMULUS, MISummit Academy North671547-18.5%
1983Warren Mott High SchoolWARREN, MIWarren Consolidated Schools1,6381,335-18.5%
1984Timberlane Regional High SchoolPlaistow, NHTimberlane Regional School District1,158944-18.5%
1985Watchung Hills Regional High SchoolWarren, NJWatchung Hills Regional High School District2,0271,653-18.5%
1986West Morris Mendham High SchoolMENDHAM, NJWest Morris Regional High School District1,2411,012-18.5%
1987MILLENIUM ART ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8427348-18.5%
1988HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10406331-18.5%
1989FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLFORESTVILLE, NYFORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT227185-18.5%
1990Chase High SchoolForest City, NCRutherford County Schools731596-18.5%
1991Lynchburg-Clay High SchoolLynchburg, OHLynchburg-Clay Local341278-18.5%
1992South Range High SchoolCanfield, OHSouth Range Local432352-18.5%
1993Northeast Bradford JSHSRome, PANortheast Bradford SD384313-18.5%
1994Westerly High SchoolWesterly, RIWesterly798650-18.5%
1995FURR H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,122914-18.5%
1996Burlington High SchoolBurlington, WIBurlington Area School District1,080880-18.5%
1997PEDRO FALU ORELLANORIO GRANDE, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION752613-18.5%
1998HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOLHOT SPRINGS, ARHOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT930759-18.4%
1999Abraham Lincoln Senior HighLos Angeles, CALos Angeles Unified1,119913-18.4%
2000Gabrielino HighSan Gabriel, CASan Gabriel Unified1,7631,438-18.4%
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