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Accommodating Growth in Our Schools

CACHE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

As the population has increased in our valley over the last several years, Cache County School District has also been experiencing significant student growth. For example, this school year, the district grew by 721 students and over the last six years, it has grown by 2,359 students. That’s roughly the equivalent of adding enough students to fill a very large elementary school in just one year or nearly two high schools in just six years!

We feel fortunate to have been able to accommodate this growth with a very supportive school community. In 2006, the public passed a school bond allowing us to address a number of needs. Among these, we constructed three new elementary schools, completed a number of additions to increase the capacity of other schools, constructed a transportation facility that serves both the Cache and Logan School Districts, and purchased property to accommodate future growth.

In 2013, the public supported another bond to address additional growth, especially in our secondary schools. We were able to resolve a number of issues including building two new high schools at a cost of what most districts spend on a single high school, constructing a new elementary school, and completing a number of projects to address seismic concerns. We moved 9th grade into our high schools and 6th grade back into our elementary schools, allowing us to better utilize our buildings across the district.

As our valley continues to grow, we again need to address how to best accommodate growth. Currently, 10 of our elementary schools are operating at or over capacity and one of our middle schools is over capacity. Over the last five years, rather than utilizing the bond process, we have used the district’s capital funds to modify space at our three middle schools and to construct two 10-classroom additions at Green Canyon and Ridgeline High Schools, as well as to construct a number of portable classrooms. There are currently 31 elementary, four middle school, and two high school portable classrooms being utilized across the district. Even with the challenges associated with growth, we feel fortunate to be a growing school district with a track record of academic excellence and fiscal responsibility. We look forward to continuing to serve the students in Cache Valley.