SALISBURY, Md. - It's almost time to go back to school. For some, that may be a new school. A study by the Baltimore Sun found that Maryland public schools lost 27,000 from student rolls. Dr. Andrea Vandiver says The Salisbury School is seeing the shift.
"We have seen an enrollment spike in all of our divisions," says Vandiver.
John McDonald from Worcester Preparatory Schools says they've also seen a spike.
"We have seen an increase in enrollment. This is my second year here and we've seen and increase of enrollment each of the years that I've been here," said McDonald.
Wicomico Day School says they saw a 41 percent increase of students last year. Meg Baker, the administrative head of school says she thinks it is a combination of parents wanting their kids to socialize and learn in person. Vandiver says the pandemic changed how parent's saw education.
"Everybody has had to reevaluate their lives with everything that's been going on so I think they wanted the safety aspect for their children but also they might have noticed the educational piece that was lacking as well," said Vandiver.
Part of the safety aspect is less students which means more social distancing.
"We have less students so the spacing is not, ah as complicated as it would be in a public school... and I can say that being a former public school superintendent... those guys have a thankless job right now it's tough"
