That's one way to keep numbers down

While most of Florida's school districts have flat or shrinking enrollment, Pasco County schools continue to grow. The students flow in so quickly in some areas that the district can't seem to build new campuses fast enough to meet the need.

Thank goodness for inter-district transfers, right?

Every two weeks, the Pasco School Board approves a lengthy list of kids seeking to attend schools outside Pasco (mostly in Hillsborough), and a shorter list of those seeking to come to the district from other counties (primarily Hernando, Hillsborough and Pinellas).

It's working out so that the district is seeing the equivalent of a small school leave Pasco.

The latest report from the Pasco student services division shows that 281 students have asked to transfer in, while 691 have asked to leave - that's a 410-student difference, for those who don't want to do the math. Pasco has had that math work in its favor for some years now. Wonder how long the deal will last.