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Consultant presents long-range facility plan projecting enrollment growth; board urged to consider early site acquisition
Summary
A consultant’s 2040 facility plan projects net enrollment growth driven by housing construction and rising birth rates, warns of elementary and intermediate capacity limits by the late 2030s, and recommends early site acquisition and community engagement as options to address long-term needs.
MD Roper planner Mark presented the district’s long‑range facility planning summary and enrollment projections through 2040, telling the Waunakee board the district is likely to add roughly 262 housing units per year across the planning period and could see a net increase of about 680 students (K–12) by 2040 — roughly 45 students per year on average.
Mark said demographic shifts (a larger reproductive‑age…
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