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Pender County Schools Face Overcrowding Crisis | Wilmington News
Pender County’s schools are bursting at the seams—with seven of sixteen already over capacity, especially in Surf City and Topsail—forcing crunches on classrooms, cafeterias, and bus routes. A new elementary and middle school opening next year will add 2,000 spots, but that’s just a Band-Aid for the coming crisis: over 4,000 new K-8 students expected by 2035, with Topsail High projected to be 500 over its limit. Growth isn’t slowing or staying coastal—rural areas will feel the strain too. To tackle this, district leaders are launching a community-driven redistricting process, gathering input…
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