Burbio School Tracker

Our K-12 Spending and Policy insights newsletter highlighting key data points from our proprietary research, covering school funding, budgets, board meetings, strategic plans, enrollment, leadership, and more. 
 
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Week of 2/8: Breakthroughs & Breakdowns

This week the number of K-12 students attending virtual-only schools dropped to its lowest point since we began tracking the index as "Always...

Week of 1/25: School Splits

This week we saw the biggest drop in "virtual-only" students since September as many districts returned to in-person learning after precautionary...

Week of 1/18: Returns

This week the percentage of students attending virtual only schools dropped for the first time since early November.

Week of 1/11: Virtual Rising

Virtual-only learning rose slightly this week. The data from our report is through Sunday January 10th. Many virtual districts from the Midwest and...

Week of 1/4: 2021 Outlook

Virtual-only learning rose further above 50 percent this week as additional schools went virtual upon returning from school break. We expect this to...

Week of 12/21: Back over 50% Virtual

Virtual-only learning rose above 50 percent again this week as schools went virtual this past week in advance of the holiday.

Week of 12/14: Virtual Dips

As we forecast, with the return of a portion of NYC students to school this week, as well as districts returning from a post-Thanksgiving...

Week of 12/7: 50%+ Virtual

The country saw a continued drift to virtual only instruction. A number of districts across the US have announced in-person return dates on December...

Week of 11/30: Bottoming Out

The country saw a continued shift to virtual learning this week, in particular due to post-Thanksgiving precautionary closures. NYC's reopening...

Week of 11/23: Virtual Expands

The country saw a large shift to virtual learning this week. Closures are spreading beyond the Midwest and parts of the Rockies to include the...

Week of 11/16: Reversals

As of this writing (Sunday, 11/15 at mid-day), NYC schools are still open. If they are shut down, the number of US K-12 students attending "virtual...

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