ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Two more new schools are planned for St. Johns County as the student population in the area continues to grow.
The St. Johns County School District has started planning a designing two K-8 schools in the northern part of the county where much of the growth is focused.
One school is planned for the vast SilverLeaf development and another is planned for Nocatee. Both schools are set to open in time for the 2026-27 school year, according to a presentation shown to the school board on Tuesday. The district said it will seek financing for the two schools early next year.
Two more K-8s (NN, OO) are already set to open next school year in the Shearwater and Beacon Lake neighborhoods, respectively. Another K-8 is set to open in RiverTown in 2025.
The new schools come at a time when the county is continuing to see huge population growth that peaked during the pandemic.
According to the district, it now has more than 51,500 students, 2.8% more than last year.
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