BY MARK FADDEN
The context
What’s next
Enrollment projections Key
Perrin Elementary is located in the still-devel- oping Wildflower Ranch community. According to the district website, NISD annually faces an overall enrollment increase of about 1,400 to 1,600 new students a year as more houses are built in the area. In the next decade, growth at Perrin is expected to increase 179%, at which point it will be over capacity, officials said. These projections operate with the assumption that no other school opens in the next decade to provide relief. During a Jan. 8 presentation, McClure reiterated the guidelines he and his staff use to make atten- dance boundary adjustments. They include: • Preventing campus overcrowding • Maintaining student-to-teacher ratios • Minimizing future boundary changes and its impact on students • Improving efficiency of schools • Considering opening new campuses
When asked whether he envisions the district transitioning to smaller secondary schools, McClure said it would be highly unlikely. “This would require maintaining more school buildings and more administrative staff, which costs taxpayers more,” McClure said. McClure added land purchase costs are also rising, which makes shifting to additional school buildings more expensive. He noted the tax rate remains low because of the strong tax base spread across the district’s 234 square miles. He mentioned a large district offers its students options not available in smaller districts. “We provide programs and services that would otherwise not be available to smaller communities,” McClure said.
Perrin Elementary
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