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Caroline County Public Schools warns enrollment surge is straining elementary facilities and urges funding
Summary
CCPS Chief Operations Officer Marsha Stevens told town halls April 7 and April 9 that rapid population growth has left Bowling Green and Lewis and Clark elementaries over capacity and that the division needs both short-term modulars and long-term construction funding to avoid further strain.
Marsha Stevens, chief operations officer for Caroline County Public Schools, told two April town halls that the county’s recent population growth is already straining school facilities and that CCPS is seeking funding and community advocacy for short- and long-term plans.
“Growth is not projected. It is happening now,” Stevens said, citing a Weldon Cooper Center report and county planning data showing Caroline County added 2,871 residents from 2020–2024 (a 9.3% increase). She said Bowling Green and Lewis and Clark elementary schools are already over capacity.
The school division’s February 2024–2025 planning work included a demographic study and an…
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