The Port City Daily reports that a 750-student school will be built on a 64-acre tract in Leland’s Jackey’s Creek neighborhood. Officials say the new school will ease crowding in the district.
The district acquired the site last year for $5.5 million. The project has a total budget of $99 million and is expected to open for the 2028-29 school year.
A demographic study of the district has projected that within the next decade all 20 schools in the Brunswick County would be operating at or above 90% capacity.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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