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Canyons projects enrollment declines, weighs debt refinancing and long-range options for small elementary schools
Summary
District analysis presented Feb. 4 showed declining birth rates and kindergarten capture rates that predict smaller elementary cohorts; administrators recommended evaluating pay‑as‑you‑go capital strategies, lease revenue bonds and a possible refunding to reduce interest costs.
Canyons School District business staff briefed the board on long‑range enrollment trends and capital options at the Feb. 4 meeting, telling trustees that falling birth rates and lower kindergarten capture rates are producing sustained declines in elementary enrollment and that several small schools will need planning and investment decisions over the next decade.
Leon Wilcox, the district business administrator, showed a decade of birth data in the district’s zip codes and said birth counts fell from roughly 3,300 in 2014 to just under 2,500 in 2023. He noted the district historically captures about two‑thirds of births as…
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