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Population loss, Hope Scholarship driving enrollment losses in West Virginia, school districts say

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

West Virginia public school enrollment experienced one of the steepest drops since COVID, and local superintendents in the hardest hit counties are pointing to demographic loss and the Hope Scholarship as causes. The West Virginia Department of Education announced Tuesday an enrollment decline of more than 8,200…

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Population loss, Hope Scholarship driving enrollment losses in West Virginia, school districts say

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