At the top of the mind of Houston Independent School District leaders is enrollment.
“We’re at an enrollment of about 190,000 students, and that is significantly lower than what we’ve seen in the last 10 years,” HISD Superintendent Millard House II said.
Superintendent House says this is a statewide trend. Gentrification, cost of living in the city, and COVID-19 are a few factors.
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