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Everett School District projects steady enrollment growth and moves to secure land for new elementary school
Summary
District officials told the board that October's enrollment was 19,740 and that medium-range projections forecast roughly 1,520 more students by 2035; the superintendent said the consent agenda includes a resolution to buy three Strumley Road parcels with capital levy funds to site Elementary 19.
The Everett School District board heard a 10-year enrollment outlook on March 10 that projects steady student population growth and outlines near-term facility needs tied to recent voter-approved construction funding.
District facilities planner Les Fleckenstein told the board the district recorded 19,740 students in last October's count and that the medium-range projection — the model the district uses for budgeting — forecasts about 1,520 additional students by 2035, with a six-year gain around 957 students. He said those increases will affect elementary, middle and high school capacity differently and could require continued use of portable classrooms until permanent construction is completed.
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