MDP DATA FOR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT 6.4 Maryland Department of Planning 120 E. Baltimore St., Suite 2000 Baltimore Maryland 21202 Tel: 410.767.4500 Toll Free: 1.877.767.6272 TTY users: Maryland Relay Planning.Maryland.gov Wes Moore, Governor Aruna Miller, Lt. Governor Rebecca L. Flora, AICP, Secretary Kristin R. Fleckenstein, Deputy Secretary 3/28/2025 Dr. Micah Stauffer Superintendent Wicomico County Public Schools P. O. Box 1538 Salisbury, MD 21802-1538 Dear Dr. Micah Stauffer: Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) is transmitting its annual Public School Enrollment Projections update for your jurisdiction’s review, in accordance with the regulations of the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC). MDP is requesting your evaluation and written response to our latest school enrollment projections by April 30, 2025. These enrollment projections are being sent prior to preparation and printing of our publication, Public School Enrollment Projections 2025-2034. A final version of this document, containing projections for the entire State, each of the 23 counties and Baltimore City, will be posted online at MDP’s State Data Center’s website when it becomes available in late August or early September. For planning purposes, these data represent a reasonable scenario for the future, given recent and longterm birth, migration and demographic patterns. These public school enrollment projections reflect: a) Population Projections: MDP's population projections (total population and school age populations) through 2034 with a 2020 Census baseline. These projections were last revised in December 2024. b) Birth Information: This includes actual births for calendar year 2022 from the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Division of Vital Statistics, and 2023 births data from Natality on the CDC WONDER Online Database. We are using birth data provided by MDH geocoded for the mother’s jurisdictional address. Births are then estimated for School Year (SY) 2024 and are projected for SY 2025 through SY 2029 based on our latest population projections through 2034. Relevant historical and projected birth projections are then reformulated into “kindergarten and first grade-eligible” births based on current age requirements for these two grades. 221
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