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Board weighs building North Columbia elementary as nearby schools near capacity
Summary
At a Feb. 17 Maury County School Board work session, staff presented enrollment data showing several elementary schools nearing or exceeding functional capacity. Board members discussed a proposed North Columbia elementary, rezoning trade-offs, portables and whether short-term additions would address long-term growth along the Nashville Highway corridor.
The Maury County School Board spent the bulk of its Feb. 17 work session focused on rising elementary enrollment and options to add permanent seats, with staff urging a long-term approach and several board members pressing for a new North Columbia elementary.
Staff presenting enrollment and capacity data said several schools — notably Battle Creek, Spring Hill, Woodard and Marvin Wright — are reaching functional limits, even if raw capacity numbers suggest room. "Battle Creek, Spring Hill, Woodard, they're the ones that are tapped out for space right now," said the operations staff member, noting that program space, hallways and cafeteria capacity make some buildings functionally full long before their nominal capacity is reached. The presenter added that school design changes (RTI rooms, pullouts and special‑education requirements)…
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