Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue

Detroit— Detroit Public Schools are projecting a $49 million drop in revenue in the next fiscal year, larger classrooms and fewer administration employees.

Still, there will be no school closings — the first time that has happened in six years, DPS officials said Friday. And no teaching positions will be cut.

The budget projects a student enrollment of 47,750, down about 2 percent. This past school year, the district had 49,011 students, DPS spokesman Steve Wasko said.

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Forty-one full-time positions will be eliminated and classroom sizes will increase. In grades 4-12, five more students will be added to classes, bringing the totals to 38 in grades 4-5 and 43 in grades 6-8. Class size of 25 remains constant in grades K-3.

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