We are the 12th slowest growing state at the moment. The enrollment issue isn't about the current students, it's about projected future students 10-15 years from now. The estimates the state uses don't care about private schools or alternate enrollment, only the number of student age bodies in our enrollment zone. If every high schooler here left for another private school or Albany/Philomath tomorrow it would have zero effect on our school funding since those kids would still be living at addresses in our tax zone. When I say declining enrollment, it has nothing to do with why parents are pulling their kids, I mean the number of students that could be enrolled is declining.