Maryland, like the rest of the country, is seeing a birth-rate decline
The numbers of births per-school year has gone down. Fewer babies means fewer kindergarteners to replace graduating seniors.
A bar chart showing the number of births statewide in Maryland per school year, between 2015 and 2024. The figure has decreased from nearly 74,000 births in 2015 to less than 67,000 in the 2024 projection.
