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CHICAGO — The latest enrollment data for the Chicago Public Schools — due within weeks from the Chicago Board of Education — is expected to show a continued downward trajectory of the number of students in the city’s public schools.

That trend not only puts pressure on future mayors and boards to close schools and lay off teachers, but also on the district’s future ability to pay down debt.