Obviously the economy is a huge factor in the declining enrollment at private schools, and the newer public school facilities in the area are offering stiff competition as well.
One other factor that was surprisingly not mentioned in the article and one that cannot be ignored is the rise of parents choosing to homeschool their children. More and more parents are choosing this option, and these are parents who would have shelled out the money for private Christian schools before homeschooling became trendy.
Local Christian schools consider future in wake of David Brainerd closure
Obviously the economy is a huge factor in the declining enrollment at private schools, and the newer public school facilities in the area are offering stiff competition as well.
One other factor that was surprisingly not mentioned in the article and one that cannot be ignored is the rise of parents choosing to homeschool their children. More and more parents are choosing this option, and these are parents who would have shelled out the money for private Christian schools before homeschooling became trendy.