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Board authorizes study of boundary changes and potential school consolidations; parents to be notified
Summary
On May 6 the Canyons School District board voted unanimously to authorize an in‑depth study of possible elementary boundary changes, school consolidations and potential closures and to begin notifying families in a set of elementary and middle schools that their boundaries or enrollments could change.
The Canyons School District Board of Education on May 6 authorized a formal study into possible boundary changes, school consolidations and potential closures and directed district staff to begin notifying affected families.
Business administrator Leon Wilcox presented enrollment trends showing declining student counts in the district’s elementary grades over several years. He said the district’s October 1 enrollment has fallen from nearly 15,000 before the pandemic to about 13,200 this year and that projections put the district below 13,000 for next year. Wilcox said higher housing costs and declining birth rates were key drivers in the enrollment decline.
Why it matters: Lower enrollment reduces state funding tied to pupil counts and creates uneven school sizes. The board said the study…
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