Argyle ISD buys land for 2 schools for $9.6M in Furst Ranch

Argyle ISD has acquired 35 acres of land along US 377 in the 2,300-acre mixed-use development Furst Ranch, according to a news release.

The land purchase includes the option to accept an additional 15 acres, which would bring the land for future schools to 50 acres, all of which is within the town of Flower Mound. AISD paid $9.6 million for the 35 acres, which was funded through the 2022 bond, per the news release.

“We are grateful to those in our communities that voted for the 2022 bond that helped make this land purchase for school facilities possible,” AISD School Board President Sam Slaton said in the news release. “We are also grateful for Jack Furst's generous 15-acre land donation to the district. As we continue to grow and look towards the future, it is exciting to know that this partnership has helped secure a site location for many future Argyle students.”

The details

All 2,300 acres for Furst Ranch are zoned for AISD schools, and the district plans to build a new elementary school and middle school campus within the up-to-50-acre tract. The new schools are expected to help AISD meet its growing enrollment projections for future years.

For the second time in two years, the district purchased land for new schools after acquiring 50 acres along FM 407 for AISD’s Middle School No. 1, which is expected to open in August 2026.

Going forward

District officials expect the first students to enroll in the new schools within Furst ranch in 2026 or 2027, according to the news release.

“We are very excited to continue our support of AISD,” Furst said. “Furst Ranch is looking forward to becoming the new home of a new middle school and elementary school before the decade concludes.”