Coppell ISD trustees this week bucked a regional trend of closing campuses in order to save money in the face of falling enrollment and shrinking revenue – but it’s left the district looking for other ways to fill its budget deficit.

School districts across North Texas, including Richardson, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, Grapevine-Colleyville and others have all closed or are considering closing campuses to save money. Just last year Coppell ISD voted to close another elementary school to consolidate campuses.

Amid falling enrollment, and facing an $8.5 million deficit this year, Coppell trustees Monday night voted 5-2 not to close Town Center Elementary School. District administrators estimated a closure could save at least $1.5 million.

Before the vote, board president David Caviness

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