The Williamson County Commission voted Monday to approve its intent to fund up to $87 million for a new middle school planned for the eastern part of the county.
The project, anticipated to open in fall 2029, is intended to address projected overcrowding in Williamson County schools. The new school is expected to serve students in parts of Brentwood and Nolensville and will be built on the same campus as Jordan Elementary in Brentwood.
The resolution passed the commission 23-1 on Monday after receiving approval from the Williamson County Board of Education in a 12-0 vote and the commission’s Budget Committee in a 4-1 vote.
Commissioner Judy Herbert (District 2) voted against the measure.
According to the resolution (Resolution No. 11-26-5), approximately $45.5 million is needed initially to begin building design, continue site preparation, and start construction.
The resolution states that the commission’s approval establishes its intent to fund the project for an amount not to exceed $87 million, with funding requests based on actual cash flow needs.
The Williamson County Board of Education approved its five-year capital plan on November 17, 2025, which included projects for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that had not yet received funding.
At an October school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Dr. Leigh Webb said the district projects that middle schools serving the eastern part of the county will reach or exceed capacity within the next two to four years because of anticipated population growth.
“When we purchased the land where Jordan Elementary is located in Brentwood, we purchased enough so that we would have room to build a middle school in the future knowing that the growth in that area would be coming our way,” Webb said.
During Monday’s meeting, Webb said that the three exciting middle schools in the area are at or near capacity, with all projected to be at capacity in the next 2-4 years.
“Woodland Middle is at capacity, 100 percent, Mill Creek is at 96 percent, and Sunset Middle is at 90 percent currently,” Webb said. “There are approximately 18 developments with 3,000 homes in that area of the county that are underway, so our projection is we will need a middle school in that area of the county.”
Between April 2020 and July 2025, Williamson County’s population grew by nearly 10 percent, adding almost 25,000 residents.
Watch the Williamson County Board of Commissioners’ Monday meeting:
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
