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Yes but not continuously, they have a bunch of fixed costs and they can’t fire 1/30th of a teacher for every student who doesn’t enroll. At some level of shrink
by pmichaud 5y ago
Yes but not continuously, they have a bunch of fixed costs and they can’t fire 1/30th of a teacher for every student who doesn’t enroll. At some level of shrinkage the overall costs go down, but it’s not easy with a slow slide downward over the course of years.
- cperciva 5y agoWe're talking a 4% decrease in enrollments, right? That reduction in staff numbers can be handled through unforced attrition (~ 3% retirements plus a handful of career changes).