Classrooms across San Diego County are growing quieter, and the numbers back it up . Data released by the California Department of Education shows public school enrollment is dropping again, part of a statewide loss of 74,961 students, the sharpest decline since the pandemic. Locally, nearly 3,900 students disappeared from San Diego County schools in just one year. The longer view is even more stark: enrollment has fallen by 33,000 over the past eight years. The region’s largest district, San