At Least We Are Not Detroit

In Las Vegas, people complain about CCSD, and some of the reasons are legitimate. However, CCSD is not that bad off to other school districts.
Take Detroit, for an example, they are thinking closing about 1/2 of their schools. From The
Detroit Free Press: The Detroit Public Schools' emergency financial manager has submitted a sweeping plan that would close half of the district’s existing schools, increase high school class sizes to 62 and consolidate administration under the city or the countywide education agency.
Robert Bobb's plan to wipe out a $327 million deficit, submitted to the Michigan Department of Education on Monday, also calls for layoffs soon -- the elimination of at least 249 positions this school year on the heels of a teacher shortage.
The new plan would put DPS in the black by 2014 and assumes the district will lose another 20,000 students by 2013 – down to 58,570 from about 175,000 in 1999. Read more: Bobb's 'draconian' plan: Shut half of DPS schools freep.com Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/NEWS01/110111071/Bobb-s--draconian--plan-Shut-half-of-DPS-schools#ixzz1BMSO86P3
But I guess if your student population drops by about 116,430 students, it is probably wise to close up shop in many, many schools.