Dublin High School students head to their second period class on campus in Dublin, Calif., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
For 18-year-old Grace Holmes, there’s one thing that speaks to the population explosion in her hometown more than anything else: the stairwells at her high school in Dublin.
“I’m stepping, then I’m pausing, then I’m waiting five seconds, then I’m stepping again,” said Holmes, a senior at Dublin High. “It’s just crazy to see that many kids.”
Over the past five years, 85% of school districts in the Bay Area registered a drop in enrollment, with some losing