From Fox8:

“The number of homeless students in Guilford County Schools is steadily rising, and now 2,634 students are considered homeless. That number is up from 2,010 homeless students two years ago and 1,717 homeless students three years ago…”

Guilford County Schools reported just 839 homeless students during the annual Point In Time Count of the Homeless in January 2006.

Not all homeless families report their homelessness to the school system; reported student homeless numbers do not include infants, preschoolers, older siblings, parents or other members of the students’ families; and not all homeless children and youth attend school.