Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | March 2025

$402M bond marks new push to build Dripping Springs’ second high school From the cover

Bond breakdown

Proposition A $399.7M

$2.6M Proposition B

The $402.3 million bond package is broken into two propositions. About 99% of the total bond package is Proposition A, at $399.7 million. Almost 75% of the bond money from Proposition A would go toward funding for the second high school. The rest would fund items such as renovations at district campuses and bus upgrades. Proposition B is $2.6 million to fund new technology devices and interactive panels in classrooms. DSISD officials said they hope the developments from the bond will alleviate overcapacity in the district.

High School No. #2 construction: $298,783,000 Capital improvements: $92,310,000

Classroom interactive panels: $764,700 Technology device refresh (students, teachers, staff): $1,835,300

Transportation: $6,099,500

Portables, furniture & equipment: $2,257,500

Technology: $250,000

SOURCE: DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

DSISD enrollment projections by school year Pre-K-5th grade 6th-8th grade

The why

9th-12th grade

DSISD officials said they have been working to address overcapacity throughout the district with new development projects. High School No. 2 would be their next objective. Dripping Springs High School, already over its 2,500 capacity by 64 students, is projected to reach more than 3,000 students by the 2027-28 school year. That’s a year before the new high school would ideally open, according to the district’s long-range plan and Morris-Kuentz. The newest high school campus off Darden Hill Road would double the district’s capacity for 9th-12th grade students. It would include a student plaza, separate buildings for fine arts and athletics, a junior-varsity stadium, student collaboration areas and more, according to preliminary designs. Regardless of whether the bond passes,

8K

6K 5K 4K 3K 2K 1K 7K 0 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34

SOURCE: POPULATION AND SURVEY ANALYSTS/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Morris-Kuentz said that number would balloon to 10 portables by the 2028-29 school year if the bond does not pass, as Population and Survey Analysts predicts DSHS will have 3,200 students by then.

Morris-Kuentz said the current high school will need four portables in the short term. The district will start the process of installing those on the campus “as soon as school gets out,” she said.

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