erica contreras says she doesn't know exactly where her daughter will go if it is shut down. she says the whole plan has everyone on edge. >> it's just nerve-racking right now. >> reporter: some critics are also saying that by closing down elsie, it would disproportionate ly impact the latino community, 90% of high school students are latino. >>> the school board in vallejo is voting on possible closures and consolidations and it has been the same story across the bay area. a number of other districts have enforced difficult decisions because of low enrollment. they include the franklin mckinley and alan rock districts in san jose, sf unified and oakland unified are also facing big money problems. and this is a trend that could continue, so take a look at this graph from the public policy institute, statewide enrollment could drop even further by 2033. so, what is causing this decline? earlier i talked to one of the fellows from the institute, here is what he said. >> there's a couple things going on, one is we had a decline during the pandemic so parents help their kids out