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Truesdell, Wayne P. – 1978
At a 20/1 pupil/teacher and pupil/room ratio, by 1984 Iowa public schools will need 8,100 fewer rooms and teachers than was necessary during the peak enrollment year of 1969. The most precipitous drop in enrollment could come in the six year period from 1977 to 1982 when 120,363 more students will graduate from the public school system than will…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Declining Enrollment, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education