Poll: Community prefers one-high-school option

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According to a poll of 2,832 people, 57.2 percent of Noblesville residents prefer the one-larger-high-school option for Noblesville schools to the two-high-school scenario, which was the choice of 31.7 percent of respondents. The poll also showed that 8.8 percent liked neither option and only 3.6 percent would back either option.

Noblesville Schools Superintendent Libbie Conner released the results of the online community survey during the May 15 school board meeting.

“I’m thrilled with the results,” she said.

The survey was open April 20 to May 10. Conner said 98.1 percent of the respondents came from Noblesville Township. She added that the other 1.9 percent of respondents came from outside the district, with some indicating they are teachers or district employees.

“It’s enough to show us some trends and thinking from the community in the near future,” Conner said.

Who responded?

● 20.3 percent have lived in Noblesville one to six years; 27 percent have lived in Noblesville six to 10 years; 20.3 percent have lived in Noblesville 11 to 15 years; 11.4 percent have lived in Noblesville 16 to 20 years; and 21.1 percent have lived in Noblesville more than 20 years. Robert—this adds up to 100.1 percent. Also, one to six and six to 10 years have overlap.

● 11.1 percent were ages 18 to 30; 65.9 percent were between the ages of 31 and 50; and 9.4 percent were above the age of 60. What about people between 50 and 60?

● 63.3 percent learned about the survey from Noblesville Schools’ Web site or district publications. The most influential non-school source was Current in Noblesville.

The school board will consider the survey results as conversations continue about the future of NHS and Noblesville East Middle School. School board members will process the information and will likely announce their plans in June or July.

Other key results from the survey include:

● 63.6 percent would support a $120-million referendum to build a second high school and remodel the freshman campus to become the east middle school.

● 68.6 percent would support a $25-million to $27-million referendum to expand the current high school main campus and remodel the freshman campus to become the east middle school.

● 54.6 percent believe the ideal solution for east middle school is to remodel the freshman campus at a cost of $15 million, move the freshman class back to the main campus and add portable classrooms to increase space at NHS.

● 53.1 percent would support a $17-million referendum to repair the existing middle school if no changes were made to the current high school. If no changes were made to the high school, 64.6 percent would support a $15-million referendum to remodel the freshman campus to become east middle school.

● 65 percent would not support a $40-million referendum to support a new middle school.


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