The Williamson County Commission will consider an $87 million funding request to build a new middle school.
On Monday, the commission will decide whether to fund a new middle school project, anticipated to open in fall 2029, to serve students in parts of Brentwood and Nolensville. The new school would be built on the same campus as Jordan Elementary in Brentwood.
The resolution says the county needs a new middle school because of overcrowding in its public schools. To meet the projected opening timeline, the resolution asks commission members to allocate about $45.5 million to begin site prep and construction.
Williamson County can use funds from its education impact fees account and later reimburse itself by issuing tax-exempt bonds, according to the resolution.
At an October meeting, the Williamson County School Board unanimously approved the funding request to build a new middle school.
Williamson County Interim Superintendent Dr. Leigh Webb said the county is projecting all of its “middle schools that serve that part of the county will be at or exceeding capacity in the next 2-4 years based on the forecasted growth in that community.”
“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,” she added.
Williamson County has been one of the state’s fastest-growing areas since the COVID-19 pandemic. Between April 2020 and July 2025, the county’s population grew by almost 10%, adding nearly 25,000 new residents
In addition to considering school funding, the county commission will also contemplate reallocating $100,000 for the county’s school superintendent search.
Webb has been the interim superintendent since July 15, after Jason Golden resigned to take a job with the Franklin Special District.
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Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network. Email tips to Zachery at [email protected].
