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Northwest ISD superintendent outlines enrollment surge and asks voters to consider tax increase to close $15.8M shortfall
Summary
Northwest ISD Superintendent Dr. Phil Faust briefed Northlake council on district enrollment (about 32,028), plans for new schools including a middle school in Northlake, and a proposed 3‑cent VADER tax request projected to raise roughly $16 million annually to eliminate a $15.8 million operating deficit.
Dr. Phil Faust, superintendent of Northwest Independent School District, told the Northlake Town Council on Sept. 12 that the district is experiencing rapid growth and significant budget pressure.
Faust said Northwest ISD enrollment topped 32,028 students that morning and that the district anticipates further growth that will require new schools: two replacement elementary schools, three additional middle schools and another high school over…
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