Haines Borough school board members heard Tuesday that attendance at Mosquito Lake School has dropped to six students, adding urgency to concerns about the school’s future.

The board scheduled a community meeting with upper valley residents from 5-7 p.m. on Jan. 21 to discuss whether the school can stay open. School superintendent Michael Byer said he’d like a board decision on the matter no later than April.

Built in the early 1980s, the school historically…