Budget shortfall and declining enrollment could force Lewisville ISD to close schools

LEWISVILLE (1080 KRLD)- The Lewisville ISD may be forced to close some schools because of a budget shortfall and declining enrollment.

The district faces a $4.5 million deficit and nearly 10,000 fewer students in the next decade and a Lewisville ISD committee is looking into efforts to become more efficient.

The superintendent says the district is already operating with a deficit, and so closing or consolidation is needed. The 20 schools chosen were determined based on a school’s student capacity compared to the number of actual; students enrolled, costs of insuring a building and its operating costs.

No official decision will be made until at least December.

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