Education
BY ETHAN THOMAS
New Braunfels ISD trustees learned what is fuel- ing stagnant student enrollment growth, and how private and charter schools may affect the district’s outlook over the next decade at a meeting Jan. 12. What happened Trustees reviewed a demographic and enroll- ment forecast, highlighting how housing growth, population shifts and the Texas Education Free- dom Accounts are playing in a new demographic study from Population and Survey Analysts, or PASA. The study was presented during a Dec. 8 meeting by PASA, a Texas-based firm hired by Demographic study shows steady growth for NBISD
the district to conduct a comprehensive demo- graphic study. The study aims to help guide long-term planning for facilities, attendance zones and enrollment capacity, according to board documents. Digging deeper NBISD’s population growth is largely driven by new housing developments, such as Veramendi, but student enrollment continues to plateau. Between 2019 and 2025, the district gained approximately 350 students, while the popula- tion within district boundaries increased by an estimated 3,000-4,000 residents, according to PASA’s data. Although the numbers are steady, NBISD is one of the fastest-growing Education Service Center Region 20 districts, according to the data. Despite the increase in births within the district in recent years, kindergarten enrollment has con- tinued to decline. The decline can be attributed, in part, to families choosing private schools, transfers or homeschooling options since becoming more available around 2018, PASA President Stacey
5-year enrollment change
Students gained
District
4,750
Comal ISD
3,770
Medina Valley ISD
1,522
Boerne ISD
1,351
East Central ISD
969
Southwest ISD
758
Navarro ISD
352
New Braunfels ISD
Tepera said. “If changes happen in the economy and the housing market, and if three new charter schools move in or none ... all of those factors are contrib- uting to the reduced and accelerated scenario of growth,” she said.
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