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2024 Education Edition

Teacher Michelle Kaman works with students at North East ISD’s Encino Park Elementary School during the 202324 school year. NEISD and Northside ISD are employing pay incentives despite 202425 budget woes.

COURTESY NORTH EAST ISD Facing budget shortfalls, districts up teacher pay

employee pay. “This is probably the worst budget I’ve had to do as a superintendent because what I want to do and what we can do [for employees] are so vastly dierent,” NEISD Superintendent Sean Maika said.

million budget shortfall, and Northside ISD faces a $100 million shortfall. Funding formulas based on average daily attendance and stagnant state dollars contributed to the situation, ocials said. Leaders of both districts said they are trying to tighten expenses and maintain competitive

BY EDMOND ORTIZ

Uncertainties in student attendance and state funding are compounding budget shortfalls for two North San Antonio public school districts entering the 2024-25 school year. North East ISD is coping with a nearly $40

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Government: San Antonio City Council sends six city charter amendments to voters to decide on council pay, term limits and other matters (Page 6)

Transportation: Motorists should expect construction on Wurzbach Road in North San Antonio to continue through the winter. (Page 7)

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opened its second location in Stone Oak. • Opened July 1 • 9903 Stone Oak Parkway, Ste. 101, San Antonio • www.curryboysbbq.com 4 Fatburger & Buffalo’s Express The sister restaurants offer burgers and wings. • Opened Aug. 3 • 11075 Huebner Oaks, Ste. 306, San Antonio • www.fatburger.com 5 Fairway SA Golf Simulation The business offers indoor golf for people of all ages. • Opened July 1 • 4553 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio • www.fairwaysagolf.com 6 Bluefin Sushi Bar & Ramen The Austin-based restaurant serves sushi, ramen, poke bowls, sashimi, hot and cold plates, and desserts. • Opened May 10 • 17711 W. I-10 frontage road, San Antonio • www.bluefinsushiramen.com 7 Mr. Juicy The San Antonio-based burger joint opened a second location near Castle Hills. • Opened July 23 • 2321 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio • Instagram: mrjuicyburger 8 Timberwood Dental The dental clinic offers a range of services. • Opened July 15 • 502 E. Borgfeld Drive, Stes. 101-103, San Antonio • www.timberwooddental.com 9 Luxe Wellness Lounge The new medical spa offers Botox and Dysport injectables and other cosmetic injectables. • Opens Aug. 6. • 923 N. Loop 1604 E., Ste. 113, San Antonio • www.luxe-wellnesslounge.com

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10 Spurs Fan Shop The new fan shop will open this fall at The Rock at La Cantera event venue. • Opening in October • 1 Spurs Way, San Antonio • www.nba.com/spurs 11 Strong Pilates The Pilates studio will be opening a new location at The Village at Stone Oak shopping center. • Opening in September • 22602 US 281 N., Ste. 104, San Antonio • www.strongpilates.co/location/stone-oak 12 La Panadería The local bakery chain will be opening a new full-service

14 Alamo Urgent Care The local chain of urgent care clinics will be opening a new location near Hill Country Village. • Opening TBD • 15052 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio • www.alamocityuc.com Zoomin Groomin The mobile pet grooming company based in Virginia will begin offering pet grooming services in Stone Oak. • Opening Aug. 26 • Facebook: Zoomin Groomin

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location in Stone Oak. • Opening in early 2025 • 1011 N. Loop 1604 E., San Antonio • www.lapanaderia.com 13 J.Crew Factory The specialty retailer offers apparel.

15 Brevity Coffee Co. The San Antonio-based coffee chain celebrated its 5-year anniversary on Aug. 1. • 18450 Blanco Road, San Antonio • www.brevitycoffee.com

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Government

BY EDMOND ORTIZ & ERIC WEILBACHER

Hill Country Village rejects rezoning The Hill Country Village Zoning Commis- sion will take another crack at a controversial rezoning proposal. The big picture City Council voted unanimously July 18 to indefinitely postpone action on a recom- mendation made by the zoning commission June 26 to rezone 205 W. Bitters Road from residential to business and office space. Local leaders and residents have long debated what to do with the abandoned residential parcel, which has an 1,805-square- foot home built in 1952, before Hill Country Village formally became an incorporated city. The house is vacant, and some residents have said it is an eyesore. Hamid Azari is listed by the city as the current property owner. Commercial real estate company CBRE is offering to broker the sale of 205 W. Bitters Road as an ideal setting for a small medical office building. Many residents opposed such requests in the past, citing concerns about traffic in the residential surroundings.

Voters to decide fate of 6 city charter proposals San Antonio voters will decide several changes to the city’s charter during the Nov. 5 election, as City Council finalized the six charter amendments during an Aug. 8 meeting, including two that would extend elected leader tenure and pay. Major takeaways The proposed changes to the city’s charter are the result of findings from the Charter Review Commission that was established in November. The changes include term limit and compensation changes for the mayor and council members; whether city employees can participate in political activity with protections from retribution or job loss; and other proposals. Council voted in favor of propositions A through D unanimously. City Council voted on adding propositions E and F separately from the rest of the propositions. Proposition E passed with council members Melissa Cabello Havrda, Manny Peláez and Marc Whyte voting against. Proposition F passed with Marina Alderete Gavito, Peláez and Whyte voting against. In their own words Each council member spoke on the proposed amendments, including Proposition C, which removes language limiting the city manager’s length of service and pay so council may deter- mine both. District 9 council member John Courage spoke in favor of retaining council’s ability to hire and set the terms of the city manager’s employment— should voters approve Proposition C—as a way for the city to remain competitive and attract talent.

Proposed charter amendments

A Adds a definition of “conflicts of interest” and was revised to now keep term limits for Ethics Review Board members. B Revises charter language to address outdated and superseded provisions. C Authorizes City Council to set the full terms of the city manager’s employment, including tenure and compensation. D Allows city employees to participate in local political activity while protecting employees against political retribution. E Sets salaries for council members and the mayor at $70,200 and $87,800, respectively, tying each to area median income. F Extends the terms of all elected City Council members from two to four years, and change term limits to two full terms.

SOURCE: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO/COMMUNITY IMPACT

“I think when this commission decided to recommend that the council retain its ultimate authority to hire or fire or pay the CEO for the city, that that was a good move for us,” Courage said. Mayor Ron Nirenberg commented on the impor- tance of the changes to council salaries. “Let me tell you exactly what’s happening with this amendment. We are forevermore taking the power of setting wages for City Council members away from City Council members. We are indexing it to the average median income for the HUD [Housing and Urban Development] level of San Antonio families,” Nirenberg said. “So in essence for the representatives that serve our San Antonio families, the only way that their economic status will improve is that if this body, in this commu- nity, was able to improve the status of San Antonio families. I think that’s a good thing.”

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Adding spaces Two options are being examined to expand Shavano Park City Hall’s parking, which include: Increasing parking space to 134 from the current 79, saving some clusters of trees Increasing parking spaces to 173, eliminating the remaining tree clusters

Shavano Park mulls expanding city hall parking Shavano Park’s leaders are considering two options for expanding parking at city hall. What’s happening engineering firm, broke down the two parking expansion options for council.

One option grows the total number of city hall parking spaces to 134, with 79 existing and new paved spaces, plus 55 existing unpaved spaces along De Zavala Road. Otto said that saves one cluster of trees but would force the removal of several other trees, and could prompt relocation of the surrounding public walking nature trail and a rain garden.

SOURCE: CITY OF SHAVANO PARK/COMMUNITY IMPACT

City Council met July 22 to review the options, which according to local officials, came from recent discussions about an increasing need to accommodate crowds of community members attending city-sponsored events at city hall. Chris Otto, geographic discipline leader for Col- liers Engineering and Design, the city’s consulting

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Transportation

BY EDMOND ORTIZ

San Antonio panel backs airport terminal design A San Antonio city commission advanced design plans for a new terminal at the San Antonio International Airport, where new construction will require demolishing seven existing structures. The big picture The city’s historic and design review commis- sion voted June 28 to approve the conceptual design for a planned third terminal, which would add 18 gates at the northside facility. Three of the gates will accommodate wide-body aircraft. The new Terminal C is a key part of the city’s planned, multiyear expansion and improvement initiative at the airport, which will include planned recongurations of the existing Terminals A and B, and airport roadway and curbside upgrades. According to city ocials, the airport enhance- ments are designed to accommodate an increase

Ocials eye potential drainage projects Shavano Park ocials are seeking to advance two drainage projects. The setup The city is set to use federal funds to improve drainage in the De Zavala/Rip- ple Creek area beginning in late 2024. A $4.3 million cost estimate to x the Turkey Creek and Elm Spring storm sewers, how- ever, exceeds available funds, ocials said.

A rendering shows the exterior of a planned third terminal at the San Antonio International Airport.

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City representatives said the airport improve- ments will require seven demolition projects to accommodate other improvements, such as a new parking garage and a new ground transporta- tion center. City ocials said the structures to be razed are largely vacant except for a San Antonio Police Department building, which will be replaced. The new terminal will be completed by 2028.

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project will be carried out in four phases, starting with the area between I-10 and Bluemel Road. Work on the rst three phases will be done at night to minimize impacts to trac, city ocials said. Zooming in The Wurzbach Road project is slated for com- pletion in winter 2025, and two-way trac will be maintained at all times.

City ocials said improvements to Wurzbach, supported by the 2017 city bond, include wider sidewalks, improved Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility and widened access to bus stops. According to a news release, the $2.35 million

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Education

BY HANNAH NORTON

Education Edition

2024

Readers, welcome to your annual CI Education Edition! This guide features the latest news updates on K-12 public schools in North San Antonio. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news—show them your gratitude by supporting them. The interview below is with Bob Popinski, a director at Raise Your Hand Texas, a nonprofit organization that advocates for reforming and raising standards in public education in Texas. In the interview, Popinski explains the funding mechanism of public education in Texas, and he provides insight into why districts are currently facing budget shortfalls. Our cover story on Pages 10-11 explores how those funding struggles are specifically putting pressure on Northside ISD and North East ISD. We look at how those districts are trying to retain talent in the midst of a budget crunch.

What's inside

Facing budget shortfalls, districts up teacher pay (Pages 10-11)

Heather Demere Publisher hdemere@ communityimpact.com

Federal Student Aid application changes, delays lead to decrease in applications (Page 12)

Bob Popinski discusses Texas public school funding challenges Amid high operating costs and stagnant state funding, many public school districts across Texas have adopted budget shortfalls for fiscal year 2024- 25. Last year, public education advocates urged lawmakers to increase the basic allotment—which is the base amount of money schools receive per student and has not changed since 2019. Community Impact interviewed Bob Popinski, the senior policy director for education policy nonprofit Raise Your Hand Texas, to learn more. How are Texas public schools funded? Right now, Texas is in the bottom 10 [states] for per-student funding. We’re more than $4,000 below the national average, according to a new National Education Association report. [Texas uses] what is known as an equalized system, where the Legislature sets the amount of per-student funding and a district is guaranteed that amount. [District] revenue comes from local property taxes and general revenue from the state. On average, when you look at per-student funding across the state, the funding that actually gets down into the classrooms—that pays for day-to- day operations like teachers and cafeteria workers and bus drivers and school principals—is roughly $10,000 per student, on average, across the state.

Why are so many districts facing high budget shortfalls?

Since 2019, the last time we saw any increase to our school funding formulas, inflation has gone up 22%. School districts are operating at roughly a $1,400 deficit from where they were in 2019. When you look at the basic allotment—[which is] kind of the building block for our school funding formula—it’s at $6,160. Federal stimulus funding is ending. And school districts knew that, ... but it doesn’t mean that the post-pandemic student achievement loss has gone away. There are still a lot of programs that are in place to help students with their academic progress that school districts would like to continue, but because that federal stimulus funding is going away, it may not be available to them. There are some school districts out there experi- encing enrollment decline. Think of it this way: if every student draws down about $10,000 to pay for teachers, and you lose 10 kids, that is $100,000 that the school district doesn’t have to pay for a teacher salary. But you still have to have a teacher in the classroom, and you still have to have a bus driver, and you still have to be able to turn the lights and the air conditioning on. What kind of staffing issues are schools facing, and what can the state do to help? The state needs to implement a lot of the recom- mendations that came from the Teacher Vacancy Task Force report that was issued last year. There were about 24 recommendations in there. A lot of them focused on salary; a lot focused on training and retention of teachers.

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School districts are struggling to find certified teachers. In the 2022-23 school year, approximately 15,300 teachers were hired in Texas without certification. That’s a drastic increase, about a 650% increase, from 2010. Hiring uncertified teachers is also causing a lot of turnover. Only about 37% of alt-certified or uncerti- fied teachers are still teaching after five years.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com .

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Facing budget shortfalls, districts up teacher pay From the cover

BY EDMOND ORTIZ

By the numbers

What it means

The takeaway

The overview

Enrollment over time

120K 100K

North East and Northside ISDs have seen gradual drops in their enrollments and average daily attendance.

NEISD and NISD leaders pledged to seek more efficient ways to spend the money they have. NEISD’s 2024-25 budget approved June 17 totals $772 million, lower than the $944 million budget adopted for 2023-2024. Barajas said NISD trustees will pass the 2024-25 budget on Aug. 27. There are no layoffs or other major cuts. Instead, districts are mainly not funding vacant positions.

NEISD and NISD officials said they hope when the 2025 Texas Legislative session begins in 2025, lawmakers will consider using $4 billion available for public schools, or they will be under pressure to consider more budget cuts. “I think [Texas lawmakers are] playing a very risky game with their school districts and their school districts’ future,” Maika said.

Leaders at NEISD and NISD said maintain- ing employee morale in fiscally challenging times is vital in efforts to address their budget shortfalls. “That’s the worst thing you can do for morale is for everybody to worry about, ‘Am I going to get the cut next year?’ That’s why we talk about reducing positions through attrition—when the position becomes vacant, we simply won’t fill it,” Barajas said. Teachers’ unions at both school districts urged district leaders to do better with worker compensation. NISD Superintendent John Craft acknowl- edged inflationary pressures weighing on employees, but he is hard-pressed to further increase pay. “We’d love to do more; we’re just not in that position right now,” he said.

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NEISD and NISD officials said they partially blame budget struggles on lower average daily attendance, which factors into formulas used to calculate state and local funds received. Susie Lackorn, NEISD’s finance and accounting department director, said overall student enrollment differs from ADA, which is a snapshot of how many students attend an average school day. NISD saw its ADA drop 4% and NEISD’s 13% from 2017-2023. “If we have 57,000 enrolled, we staff and plan for 57,000 kids. But if only 54,000 show up any particular day, that’s what we get funded for,” Lackorn said. On top of that, some parents are pulling their children out of public schools altogether. Rene Barajas, NISD’s deputy superintendent for business and finance, said NISD is seeing trends of more parents homeschooling or opting for a growing number of charter or private schools.

NEISD enrollment NEISD avg. daily attendance NISD enrollment NISD avg. daily attendance

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23

School year

Students transferring in and out of North East and Northside ISDs The number of students transferring out of NEISD and NEISD to attend other school districts and charter schools sharply increased post-pandemic years.

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Funding per Texas student

Avg. funding per U.S. student

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North East ISD

$10,406

$13M+ savings by not funding 156 unfilled full- time teaching & administrative positions 1% retention supplement for certain employees $40M budget shortfall

2019-20

10K

$13,501

NEISD transfers in NEISD transfers out NISD transfers in NISD transfers out

$10,342

2020-21

$14,358

Northside ISD

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23

$12,645

$6.8M savings by not funding 127 FT positions 2% pay hike for all employees $100M budget shortfall

School year

2021-22

$15,633

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

SOURCES: NEISD, NISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Education

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FAFSA changes, delays lead to decrease in application numbers

Also of note

The delayed rollout of the form in 2023 is likely to impact students from low-income families because affordability comes into question, said Carla Fletcher, a research consultant at Trellis Strategies. “I think we are going to see some impacts on who is completing the FAFSA and then who is moving on to make decisions about their education because their financial aid packages have been delayed,” Fletcher said. “And so that can really impact their decision making. They might not know which school they can truly afford because they don’t know what kind of aid they’re getting.” Students whose parents do not have a Social Security number have also been “adversely impacted” by the recent FAFSA changes, Ashton said. Texans who do not qualify for FAFSA may be eligible to apply for the Texas Application for State Financial Aid. In 2001, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1528, which allowed students who are not U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents or eligible noncitizens, who are not eligible for federal aid, to apply for state aid at participating higher education institutions. Learn more about TASFA eligibility at www.highered.texas.gov. While this year’s financial aid application forms were delayed, the U.S. Department of Education has said next year’s FAFSA form is set to open on time on Oct. 1.

Fewer high schoolers have applied for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid this year than in 2023, according to data from the National College Attainment Network. The form, which usually becomes available Oct. 1, was delayed by almost three months due to changes made to the application. It was not available for students until Dec. 31. In 2022, U.S. Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act. The revamped application came with fewer questions, a new way of calculating how much aid students qualify for, and a direct exchange of data between the Internal Revenue Service and FAFSA, according to the U.S. Department of Education. However, the delayed application process likely caused a decrease in the number of FAFSA applications, and this will have lasting

FAFSA completion rates in Texas

65%

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54%

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effects on graduating seniors, said Bryan Ashton, managing director at Trellis Strategies, a research and consulting firm focused on postsecondary education.

FAFSA completion rates

Zooming in

North East ISD seniors

Class of 2023

As of the end of June, 54.5% of Texas’ class of 2024 had completed a FAFSA form, down from about 61% at the same time last year. Despite the decrease in total applications completed nationwide and statewide, Texas is ranked sixth in overall applications completed, according to the National College Attainment Network. Ashton said he believes this is in part due to a state law passed in 2019 requiring all graduating seniors to either complete a financial aid application or formally opt out.

3,123

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Class of 2024

2,834

Northside ISD seniors

Class of 2023

5,155

-20.4%

Class of 2024

4,101

SOURCE: NATIONAL COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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will offer free admission for all current doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, and EMT professionals and 50% off any day tickets for up to four of their guests on the day of visit. • Sept. 1-30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • San Antonio Zoo, 3903 N. St. Mary’s Street, San Antonio • www.sazoo.org Artisan market Select 210 Artisan Market will feature several local artisans selling handmade artworks, crafts, home decor and foods. • Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • The Alley on Bitters, 555 W. Bitters Road, Hill Country Village • www.facebook.com/select210market

August

Festival of India The festival features a blend of entertainment and culture of India including Bollywood dance, artisans, food, live music and more. • Aug. 24, 3-10 p.m. • Free (admission) • La Villita Historic Village, 418 Villita St., San Antonio • www.indiasa.org Little sprouts hike Hosted by the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the event features a nature-based lesson for children ages 5 and under to appreciate and learn about the natural world. • Aug. 27, 10 a.m. • Event included with park admission ($18 adults, $13 ages 3-13) • San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place, San Antonio • www.sabot.org San Japan Organizers claim this event ranks as the biggest anime and gaming convention in South Texas. The family- friendly event will have cosplay, guest artists, and more. • Aug. 30-Sept. 1, times vary • $36.80-$270 • Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E. Market St., San Antonio • www.san-japan.org Collectibles show Eckman’s Card, Comic and Toy Show will have several vendors buying and selling trading cards, comic books, and more. • Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • $10 (free admission for children under 9 years old) • Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio • www.eckmanstoyshow.com

• Sept. 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • Marriott San Antonio Airport, 77 N. Loop 410 E., San Antonio • www.facebook.com/healingdragonholisticfestival Holocaust survivors speak Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio will have Robi Jalnos talk about his father Stephan Jalnos, who shared stories of survival during World War II and the Holocaust. • Sept. 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio, 12500 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio • www.hmmsa.org/all-events Let’s Play: Mother & Daughter Tea Party Café y Conexión, a San Antonio group of mom- owned businesses, will be hosting a mother and daughter tea event at LaTEAda. “Let’s Play” is a monthly recurring event hosted by Café y Conexión for networking and socializing. Ticket purchase includes tea and pastries. • Aug. 24, 10 a.m. • $10 • LaTEAda, 434 N. Loop 1604 W., Ste. 1101, San Antonio • www.facebook.com/groups/cafeyconexion

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Second Thursdays at McNay Art Museum McNay offers free admission on the second Thursday of each month from 4-9 p.m. The family event will feature food trucks, a kids activity and live music. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Registration is required to claim free gallery admission. • Sept. 12, 4-9 p.m. • Free (admission) • McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio • www.mcnayart.org/event/second-thursday-sep24 Holistic healing practices festival Healing Dragon Holistic Festival will feature multiple vendors and practitioners of holistic healing, including Reiki healers, sound healers, reflexology, tarot readers, psychic mediums, astrology and more, all geared toward one’s spiritual, emotional and physical wellness.

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Pablo from Spain, 17 yrs. Loves soccer and would like to learn to play baseball. Pablo is a boy scout and enjoys the outdoors.

Julie from Denmark, 16 yrs. Enjoys gymnastics, swimming and photography. She’s positive, fun loving and easy to get along with.

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For more information or to select your own exchange student please call: Marcy at 1-800-888-9040 (Toll Free) or e-mail us at info@world-heritage.org For privacy reasons, photos above are not photos of actual students

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Median home sales prices in North San Antonio ZIP codes were mixed, with the biggest decreases in 78230 and 78231—or Shavano Park—down to $345,000 in 78230 and $446,000 in 78231. Residential market data

Number of homes sold

June 2023

June 2024

+10.71%

+71.42%

-59.52%

-28.57%

+13.21%

+4.16%

-12.5%

78230

78231

78232

78248

78258

78259

78260

281

78260

78258

78259

Median home sales price

1604

78248 78232

June

2023

2024

78249

$433,000 $607,000 $415,000 $625,000 $517,000 $407,500 $499,750

$345,000 $446,000 $405,000 $667,500 $537,000 $384,000 $560,000

78230 78231 78232 78248 78258 78259 78260

78216

78230

78231

Homes sold by price point

June 2024

$800,000+

$600,000-$799,999

Average days on market

$400,000-$599,999

+43.75%

+89.65%

-5%

+87.5%

+23.8%

+34.28%

+43.75%

$200,000-$399,999

<$199,999

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78230

78231

78232

78248

78258

78259

78260

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