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Demographers tell East Central ISD to plan for major growth; up to 30,000 students projected in 10 years
Summary
A consultant presented a 10-year demographic forecast showing rapid housing-driven growth in East Central ISD, reporting the district gained about 1,350 students in five years, with scenarios that could raise enrollment as high as 30,000; the presentation outlined a sequence of proposed new schools while stressing the board had not approved any plans.
A demographic presentation to the East Central ISD board outlined rapid, housing-driven enrollment growth across the district and proposed a long-range facilities sequencing that would add multiple new schools over the next decade.
"Over the past five years, East Central has gained 1,350 students," the demographic consultant said, citing address-level mapping and cohort analysis. The presenter said the surrounding population rose from roughly 55,000 to 85,000 (about 60% growth) and that recent housing construction has been disproportionately occupied by young families, producing more ECISD students per new home than…
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