The phrase "a lack of students" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there are not enough students present or enrolled in a particular context, such as a class or program.
Example: "Due to a lack of students, the course was canceled for the semester."
Alternatives: "insufficient students" or "shortage of students".
Homes await returning families, while dozens of schools have closed because of a lack of students.
JCB Academy was the first to open (in 2010) and now caters for 517 students out of a possible 540.Both Hackney UTC and Black Country UTC cited a lack of students as a factor in having to close their doors, and UTC Central Bedfordshire, which opened in 2012, is now at just 22% capacity.
First a lack of students entering chemical engineering programmes in several European countries, second the process towards a harmonized higher education area in Europe (Bologna Process), and finally a distinct uncertainty as to what chemical engineering as well as education in chemical engineering should be in the future.
The comments came as head of education Dr Alec Clark warned some high schools in Powys could lose their sixth forms due to a lack of students.
The end result is a lack of students who are coming out of high school prepared and excited about math and science.
Student evaluations from the old design garnered complaints of irrelevance, inefficient use of class time, and a lack of student engagement.
The MIT federal work study program has improved this year, after a lack of student participation forced MIT to return some funds to the federal government two years ago.
It was canceled again in 1989 because of a lack of student funding, then again in 1993, when scientists discovered that the tiger salamander resided in banks of the lake.
A possible reason for the lack of interaction was a lack of student awareness, with one student commenting an improvement would be to 'make students more aware'.
Indeed, many MOOCs have been characterised by a lack of student engagement and low retention rates (Conole, 2013; Hayes, 2015; Koller, Ng, Do, & Chen, 2013).
And one big reason, they say, is a lack of student interest in the so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.
