Preliminiary data has tied the decrease to a few things, such as demographic trends, shortages of affordable housing and even the increase of charter schools.
Let’s spend a few million to see that many parents are taking their children to Charter and private schools. The reason: student behavior. Fix that! I had to teach my son to not hit back when another student decked him as he got suspended too! The next time it happened, he didn’t. That bully didn’t do it anymore. I’m sure my son hated not being able to defend himself.
Families at private school who’s been doing private dislike the public school students joining them. They often come with behavior issues and no family participation. The new kid drags the class and influence the exiting students in negative ways. Don’t send your problem child to private school. Parent then first.