Hutto High School renovations to continue into 2027
Renovations to Hutto High School are expected to continue through 2027, according to an update from the engineering firm for the project shared in April.
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Bond-funded renovations to HHS are tentatively slated for completion by about March 2027, said Casey Sledge of Sledge Engineering on April 24, although that could change as crews work to complete multiple projects under construction.
Work to modernize the campus first began in 2022, using funding from the 2019 bond.
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Hutto ISD sets maximum price for first part of high school No. 2 conversion
Hutto ISD officials approved the highest price that the district will pay for an initial phase of the conversion that will turn the district's Ninth Grade Center into its second high school in April.
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Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price of $59.35 million April 11 for the first phase of construction. Dustin Barton, HISD's assistant superintendent of operations, said the project is being broken up into multiple phases to allow the district to get ahead on construction amid long lead times.
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Demographers take more 'conservative' view of Hutto ISD enrollment future
In a quarterly demographic update from demographics firm Zonda Education, this quarter's projections for Hutto ISD's future enrollment took a more "conservative" turn than projections presented in December, consultant Hudson Huff told trustees.
Huff said this comes as economic and housing market activity, as well as the pending approval of educational savings accounts, are likely to impact Hutto in the long-term.
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Huff's spring update on enrollment projections shows the district can now expect enrollment to grow to about 15,000 students by the 2034-35 school year, compared to 18,700 students projected in the quarterly update given in December.
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