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St. Johns County plans more K-8 schools

An illustration shows a new K-8 school planned for the River Town neighborhood in St. Johns County.
News4Jax
An illustration shows a new K-8 school planned for the River Town neighborhood in St. Johns County.

The St. Johns County School District this week announced plans for two more new schools to be built in the next two years.

It comes as the district tries to manage the staggering growth that’s led to overcrowding in schools.

The two new K-8 schools, along with another K-8, will all be built in the northwestern part of the county where most of that growth is concentrated. Parents in one large neighborhood say it’s about time.

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