Despite Claims to the Contrary, Hoboken Public School Enrollment Continues Downward Trend 2013-2018

Budget time is rolling around again and soon we will be hearing justifications for increases to the budget. One issue that seems to be coming up with some regularity is overall district enrollment. Is the enrollment in the Hoboken Public School rising? falling? or remaining stable? If you listen to some of the rhetoric coming from the district leaders you would hear that the district is experiencing notable growth. 
Opinions are often not founded upon data. Here is data from the New Jersey Department of Education documenting the total enrollment in the Hoboken Public Schools over the past 5 years. Decide for yourself whether you think the student enrollment in the district is on the rise or not. 

Data:

YEAR	Hoboken District ENROLLMENT (no charters)
2013-14	1970
2014-15	1888
2015-16	1943
2016-17	1724
2017-18	1884

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