District: Bond would create 9th grade campus, relieve overcrowding

PASADENA, TX -- The student population in Pasadena ISD continues to grow, especially in the South Belt area of the school district where J. Frank Dobie High School resides. By 2018-19, enrollment at Dobie is expected to reach 4,200, exceeding the maximum capacity of the building based on current academic program requirements.

With voter approval, Tuesday, Nov. 4, $32.7 million of the Pasadena ISD's zero tax rate increase bond will add a ninth grade campus at Dobie High School to provide enrollment relief and extra space for Early College High School programs.

Enrollment inside of the main campus has reached 3,776 students and of those, 991 are freshmen. Officials expect the proposed campus to reduce enrollment at the primary campus to approximately 3,100-3,200 students with capacity for enrollment at the ninth grade center of 900-1,000 students.

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