Woodbridge VA And Prince William County Real Estate News
Rapid Home Sales To First Time Buyers Have Added 3,000 New Students To County Schools
County School System Hiring More Teachers To Keep Up With Home Sales To Families With Children
NEWS REPORT ABOUT 3,000 NEW STUDENTS FROM CHANNEL 7 WJLA TV WEBSITE
WOODBRIDGE, Va. - It was a big surprise for Prince William County (web | news) schools. The district had to hire extra teachers because of an unexpected jump in enrollment.
Jennifer Vydareny discovered Prince William's school population spike firsthand on the first day of school. Her first grader, Maya, was squeezed into a class of 26 -- until a new teacher was hired and she moved into a small classroom that was once the guidance counselor's office. Now Maya's in a class of ten.
"It was too enticing to pass up, ten children to one teacher," Vydareny said.
Even in the worst of times, during the county's crackdown on illegal immigration and the foreclosure crisis, Prince William's schools grew -- but not quite like this. Last year, at its worst, just more than a thousand new students enrolled. That number has nearly tripled this year.
According to Associate Superintendent Keith Imon, enrollment is up "2,999 over the previous year."
That's about a four percent growth rate. It's crowded, say school officials, but not a crisis just yet.
"At different grade levels there are different caps that are reached and once we reach those caps we have to open other classrooms," Imon said.
The enrollment growth, as always, is tied to Prince William's real estate market.
"We are burning through inventory at an incredible rate," said Lee Odems, with the Prince William Association of Realtors
The indication is all those new students are coming from new families buying up homes that are now much more affordable because foreclosures and short sales brought the prices down...
"I do believe that we're in a position now that people will want to come here and we will continue to grow," Odems said.
A year ago, there were about 5,600 houses on the market in Prince William County. Now there is about half that number.
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