Denton ISD Our Impact In Your Community Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 12

HERE WE GROW AGAIN...
Story by Mario Zavala Jr.
Photos by Clif Cotton and Julie Zwahr
U.S. Census Bureau calls Denton County ninth-fastest growing county in
country, district expected to add 4,000 students over next five years
The purchase of a new home is often said to be
the largest expense a person will take
on during the course of
their lifetime.
Denton ISD, as the fourth fastest-growing
school district in the DFW area, checks the
boxes on both of
those indicators.
A recent report detailing
“What makes the Denton
the 2017 fourth quarter
area so attractive is all
by the Texas Association
the road improvements
of Realtors does nothing
and its easy access
to refute this statement.
to I-35 going toward
The report shows that
Dallas or Fort Worth,”
the median home value
said Regina Pinnell, an
in Texas is more than
area sales manager
$223,000, while that
for a national home
The bike racks at Rodriguez, the district’s eigth middle
same value in the Dallas- school, overflow because the Oak Point area is growing so
builder. “Add in a great
Fort Worth area comes in rapidly.
school district with
at $257,000 – the highest
diverse academic programs,
it’s been in more than a decade.
competitive athletics and a commitment to fine
So what drives people to spend this amount of
money on a home?
Most research indicates two particular factors:
proximity to work and quality schools. And
12
arts and it definitely appeals to people.”
The district has been very appealing to
incoming families for quite some time,
almost doubling in size from 16,188 students