Clovis Unified plans 37th elementary school, seeks new bond support
Clovis Unified said it needs a 37th elementary school by 2032 as enrollment hit 44,091, and it is asking voters to help pay for the next round of growth.
Clovis Unified was pushing ahead with plans for its 37th elementary school as the district’s enrollment climbed to 44,091 students in 2025-26, up 382 from the year before. The new campus would serve a district that already has 51 schools and has been adding students even as many California systems have been shrinking.
District officials said the 37th elementary school is expected by 2032 and would go on a site that has not yet been selected. The district had already started designing its 36th elementary school earlier in 2026, a sign that the building pipeline is struggling to keep up with growth across Clovis and the surrounding parts of Fresno County. In 2024, the district reported 43,291 students attending its schools.
That enrollment pressure is now driving a new bond conversation. Clovis Unified voters approved Measure A in November 2024, a $400 million facilities bond that district materials say is paying for safety work, technology upgrades, new lighting, ADA improvements and other modernization projects across campuses. District bond information also says Clovis residents pay a lower tax rate than people living in neighboring districts such as Fresno, Sanger and Central.
The governing board was also reviewing a new financing package in 2026, including a proposed $100 million general obligation bond issue and a $15 million refunding action, as it lines up money for future construction. A Citizens Committee to Study Capital Facility Needs had recommended in June that the board examine the proposal, and district bond committee appointments were set for two-year terms beginning July 1, 2025 and running through June 30, 2027.
The numbers show why the district is pressing ahead. Clovis Unified opened its 35th elementary school in 2024, expected to open another one in 2030, and now says it will need yet another by 2032. For families in Clovis and nearby neighborhoods, the question now is whether the next bond can keep pace with new housing, overcrowded classrooms and the cost of building another school campus before the district runs out of room again.
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