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Wake County Schools details plan to remove trailers, update mobile-unit costs and tie projects to 2026 bond planning
Summary
District staff told the Facilities Committee it has more than 600 mobile classroom units (about 19,000 seats, ~11% of capacity) and presented a multi-year plan to remove and relocate units during renovations; staff connected trailer removals and new-school placeholders to a November 2026 bond referendum that would fund FY 2028–29 projects.
District facilities staff presented a multi-year Capital Improvement Program update that focused on mobile classrooms, planned removals and the link to bond-funded projects. The presentation said Wake County Schools currently has over 600 mobile units providing roughly 19,000 additional student seats, representing about 11% of district capacity.
"We still have over 600 mobile units, which provides about 19,000 additional seats for our students," the presenter said, then outlined cost estimates used for planning: a rough $125,000 per classroom to renovate an existing trailer, about $300,000 per classroom to add a trailer to a campus, and two flexible-capacity options priced at approximately $2.5 million per six classrooms…
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