This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Student enrollment in Memphis-Shelby County Schools has declined by over 9% in the past decade, far outpacing statewide and national trends. MSCS lost more than 10,000 students in its traditional and charter schools between 2014 and 2024, according to a Chalkbeat analysis of […]

Memphis public school enrollment is dropping faster than the state. What’s fueling the decline?is a post fromMLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis focusing on the intersection of poverty, power and policy.