The last time the School Board closed a school was in 1993, when students from Lackawanna Elementary were sent to Pinedale Elementary. Lackawanna has since reopened as an alternative school. It is difficult to close schools because of the ties families and neighborhoods have to the buildings. It is difficult to change that. But we must be solvent.
Schools receive government funding based on how many students they have.
Schools with dwindling enrollment don't receive enough money to operate. The School Board then must subsidize them. Normandy had 395 students during the 1990-91 year. Now there are 182. Norwood had 323 students during the 1990-91 year.