New data shows that many schools recently closed due to a shrinking youth population, prompting a rapidly growing senior citizen cohort to move into some of the vacated buildings. More than 1,000 schools closed during the 2025–26 school year, compared with 755 just four years earlier — a 35 percent...
New data shows that many schools recently closed due to a shrinking youth population, prompting a rapidly growing senior citizen cohort to move into some of the vacated buildings. More than 1,000 schools closed during the 2025–26 school year, compared with 755 just four years earlier — a 35 percent…
