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Latest PPS enrollment forecasts indicate trouble is coming for its upper grades

A Portland State University forecast projects PPS enrollment falling about 14 percent, from 42,622 to about 36,763 students by 2035-36. High school enrollment peaked in 2022-23 and is starting to fall as smaller younger classes move up.

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Date

August 24, 2026

Type

article

Government

PPS

Topic

Enrollment

Published by

Willamette Week

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