Truist-CD Using Demographic Research in School District Planning
Identifying and understanding the key demographic variables and trends that affect a school district's population and enrollment are key. Each district's future enrollment trends are influenced by ten primary factors.
Most research on school district population and enrollment trends focus on only two variables--births and new home construction. In reality, these trends are driven by eight other primary trends that tend to have far more influence on a district's demographic dynamics and change. Knowing and understanding how these additional variables interact with population and enrollment change are key to any future planning for facilities, staffing, and transporation.