Consultants present attendance-zone scenarios and capacity data; no closures decided ITRI/ORED presented enrollment forecasts and elementary/middle-school redistricting scenarios, including possible closure of Barton; board members pressed consultants on capacity assumptions from the 2019 facility study, requested permit dates and cost-savings estimates, and no formal closure decision was made.

The Craven County Board of Education is facing tough decisions about potential school closures and redistricting, with 39 new developments on the horizon that could change everything.

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Consultants tell Ogden board enrollment is declining overall but growth pockets tied to housing projects remain Consultant MGT presented a 10-year enrollment forecast showing an unexpected drop in resident kindergarten cohorts, a net district decline projected over the near term and 29 housing projects (≈2,200 units) concentrated in a few attendance areas; district will commission a secondary school capacity study to inform decisions on Highland and Mount Ogden.

A new forecast reveals a troubling trend for Ogden City School District as declining birth rates threaten future enrollment, even as new housing projects emerge in select areas.

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