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

Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in the United States. Back to page 1.

FASTEST DECLINING · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1951	Ulysses High	Ulysses, KS	Ulysses	539	438	-18.7%
1952	Sacopee Valley High Sch	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	321	261	-18.7%
1953	Central High	Capitol Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	927	754	-18.7%
1954	Franklin High	Franklin, MA	Franklin	1,787	1,453	-18.7%
1955	Winnisquam Regional High School	Tilton, NH	Winnisquam Regional School District	439	357	-18.7%
1956	SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13	557	453	-18.7%
1957	LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	CEDARHURST, NY	LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	940	764	-18.7%
1958	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	2,284	1,858	-18.7%
1959	Beddingfield High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	803	653	-18.7%
1960	Marshfield Senior High School	Coos Bay, OR	Coos Bay SD 9	981	798	-18.7%
1961	Ligonier Valley HS	Ligonier, PA	Ligonier Valley SD	534	434	-18.7%
1962	Sequoyah High School	Madisonville, TN	Monroe County	942	766	-18.7%
1963	HENDRICKSON H S	PFLUGERVILLE, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	2,618	2,128	-18.7%
1964	HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL	HECTOR, AR	HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT	279	227	-18.6%
1965	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,885	2,349	-18.6%
1966	Compton High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	1,766	1,438	-18.6%
1967	Marina High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	2,452	1,997	-18.6%
1968	Mount Shasta High	Mount Shasta, CA	Siskiyou Union High	296	241	-18.6%
1969	Global Experience Magnet School	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield School District	215	175	-18.6%
1970	East Dubuque High School	East Dubuque, IL	East Dubuque USD 119	221	180	-18.6%
1971	Algonquin Regional High	Northborough, MA	Northboro-Southboro	1,471	1,197	-18.6%
1972	OvidElsie High School	ELSIE, MI	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	457	372	-18.6%
1973	Coldwater High School	Coldwater, OH	Coldwater Exempted Village	467	380	-18.6%
1974	Minerva High School	Minerva, OH	Minerva Local	521	424	-18.6%
1975	North Valley High School	Grants Pass, OR	Three Rivers/Josephine County SD	521	424	-18.6%
1976	Willamette Leadership Academy	Springfield, OR	Springfield SD 19	317	258	-18.6%
1977	Laurel Highlands SHS	Uniontown, PA	Laurel Highlands SD	925	753	-18.6%
1978	Beaufort High	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	1,356	1,104	-18.6%
1979	Marion High	Marion, SC	Marion 10	703	572	-18.6%
1980	Dan River High	Ringgold, VA	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	716	583	-18.6%
1981	Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High School	Wasilla, AK	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	610	497	-18.5%
1982	Evergreen High School	EVERGREEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	1,116	909	-18.5%
1983	Lakewood High School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	2,128	1,735	-18.5%
1984	ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS	GOULDS, FL	MIAMI-DADE	631	514	-18.5%
1985	Foreman High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	798	650	-18.5%
1986	Summit Academy North High School	ROMULUS, MI	Summit Academy North	671	547	-18.5%
1987	Warren Mott High School	WARREN, MI	Warren Consolidated Schools	1,638	1,335	-18.5%
1988	Timberlane Regional High School	Plaistow, NH	Timberlane Regional School District	1,158	944	-18.5%
1989	Watchung Hills Regional High School	Warren, NJ	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	2,027	1,653	-18.5%
1990	West Morris Mendham High School	MENDHAM, NJ	West Morris Regional High School District	1,241	1,012	-18.5%
1991	MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	427	348	-18.5%
1992	HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	406	331	-18.5%
1993	FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	FORESTVILLE, NY	FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	227	185	-18.5%
1994	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	731	596	-18.5%
1995	Lynchburg-Clay High School	Lynchburg, OH	Lynchburg-Clay Local	341	278	-18.5%
1996	South Range High School	Canfield, OH	South Range Local	432	352	-18.5%
1997	Northeast Bradford JSHS	Rome, PA	Northeast Bradford SD	384	313	-18.5%
1998	Westerly High School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	798	650	-18.5%
1999	FURR H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	1,122	914	-18.5%
2000	Burlington High School	Burlington, WI	Burlington Area School District	1,080	880	-18.5%

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