Summary
Empty seats can happen because some families move, some students do not attend regularly, or schools were built for more pupils than are needed.
Key Points
4 points1
The Unified District Information System for Education collects detailed information about schools across the nation.
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National enrollment is close to 100%, indicating that nearly all children are on the school register.
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Despite high enrollment, the average classroom is operating at roughly 50% capacity.
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Experts suggest that migration, irregular attendance, and mismatched school size contribute to the empty seats.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsenrollment
the process of officially adding a child to a school’s list of students
capacity
the total number of students a classroom is designed to hold
attendance
how often students actually go to school
migration
people moving from one place to another
mismatched
not fitting together correctly, such as a school built for more students than are present
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