Salem-Keizer schools will lose thousands of students over next 5 years

About 4,500 fewer students will attend school in the Salem-Keizer School District by 2030, according to a new district forecast. The new report will inform plans for school renovations and potential closures over the coming years.

The report predicts enrollment will continue to decline at a steady pace, losing the equivalent of a full elementary school worth of students each year. 

By 2030, schools in the state’s second-largest district will enroll about 32,000 students —…