Financial struggles, enrollment declines cause five schools in Inglewood to close

Five schools in the Inglewood Unified School District will be shut down due to enrollment drops and lack of funding, NBC Los Angeles reported.

On Wednesday district officials announced Crozier Junior High, Hudnall TK-6 School, Highland TK-6 School, Kelso TK-6 School, and Morningside High School will be closing. According to NBC, protesters and parents were urging the district to reconsider the closures in the days leading up to the announcement. 

All the schools are expected to close in the 20245-25 school year, the announcement said. 

The announcement details the financial and mismanagement struggles Inglewood Unified has had since 2012. The district had to take out a state loan of $29 million and has been making annual payments of about $1.8 million since then. The district still has $21 million to go, the announcement said.

To read the full announcement, go to the district’s homepage and click on “special announcement.”