Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
LHISD acquires more land to prepare for future development
Liberty Hill ISD has accelerated its e orts to purchase additional properties in recent years as the Liberty Hill area is projected to experience substantial growth. The district’s enrollment—which nearly doubled over the past ve years—is expected to reach over 18,000 students in 2033 as dozens of new subdivisions, including thousands of single-family homes and multi-family units, are underway. Meanwhile, the district has acquired over 400 acres of new land through its 2021 bond election, some of which will accommodate the opening of several new campuses in the coming school years, Superintendent Steven Snell said in an interview with Community Impact . LHISD currently owns several undeveloped sites across the district that could serve as future elementary, middle or high schools. This summer, the district purchased a nearly 20- acre property next to Liberty Hill High School to serve as a new agricultural barn. It also purchased around 8.5 acres for a future agricultural facility next to the ocial Legacy Ranch High School campus, which will open in 2026. The district’s ninth elementary school—opening in 2027 or 2028—may be located at a district- owned site in the Butler Farms master-planned community, Snell said. The district seeks to buy land in areas that are projected to experience future growth as the price of land can skyrocket once an area is developed, Snell said.
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Future school/facility sites (owned by LHISD) 1 Future elementary school or middle school site 2 Potential site of Elementary School No. 9 3 New agricultural barn 4 Elementary School No. 8 5 Future elementary school site 6 Future high school and middle school site 7 Legacy Ranch High School 8 Future agricultural facility 9 Future transportation/maintenance facility Liberty Hill ISD properties
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Potential sites (not yet owned by LHISD) 1 Potential elementary school site 2 Potential middle school site 3 Potential elementary school site 4 Potential elementary school site 5 Potential elementary school site Current schools or facilities
SOURCE: LIBERTY HILL ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
School openings
By the numbers
Looking ahead
2025-26
Each type of school requires the following acre- age and construction time and has the following building capacity, Snell said.
The district is projected to open several campuses over the next 10 years; however, the timeline for each campus may be subject to change, Snell said. LHISD is expected to have ve high schools once the area is built out. The district uses bonds to purchase land for future schools and facilities several years in advance of their projected opening, Snell said. “If you can get land in an area that’s a future growth corridor, then not only do you have a school in the right location, but you bought it at yesterday’s price,” Snell said.
Elementary School No. 8 2026-27
2029-30 2028-29 2027-28
Elementary School No. 9
Space needed
Time to build
Middle School No. 4 2030-31
Capacity
Elementary schools
800-1,000 students
Elementary School No. 10 2031-32
12 acres
1 year
High School No. 3 2032-33
1,200- 1,500 students 2,500 students
Middle schools
30-40 acres
1.5-2 years
Elementary School No. 11 2033-34
High schools
80-100 acres
2-3 years
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