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Fort Mill district unveils attendance boundary plan for new Flint Hill schools; construction on track
Summary
Cropper GIS presented recommended attendance boundaries for the new Flint Hill elementary (2025–26) and middle (2026–27), estimating roughly 921 elementary and 618 middle school students and moving about 1,466 elementary and 1,272 middle students; construction and safety updates were provided and an interactive map and public-feedback period were announced.
Matthew Cropper, a consultant with Cropper GIS, presented recommended attendance boundary maps meant to populate the new Flint Hill Elementary and Flint Hill Middle schools and to rebalance enrollment across Fort Mill schools. Cropper said the new elementary is estimated to open in the 2025–26 school year with about 921 students and the middle school to open the following year with about 618 students. "We are building a zone for Flint Hill in the north," Cropper said, explaining the work required a series of subsequent boundary shifts, a "domino effect" that will move students between nearby schools to achieve balanced utilization.
The recommendation includes feeder-pattern adjustments designed to minimize splits: Cropper said the plan avoids three-way splits and tries to keep neighborhood continuity while accounting for…
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