Clovis Unified plans to issue a bond in 2028 that would pay for the construction of new school facilities to accommodate the growing student population, including construction of a 37th elementary school at a location yet to be selected.
The school district already started designing its 36th elementary school earlier this year. Located near Perrin Road and North Minnewawa Avenue, the project has an estimated cost of $77 million and is expected to open in the fall of 2030.
With the rapid influx of students, however, Clovis Unified is on track to need yet another elementary school by 2032, provided that Clovis and Fresno residents within the district attendance boundary approve a facility bond to fund the construction, district officials said at a recent board workshop…