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Skanska has been awarded a $99 million contract by the Issaquah School District to build a new high school in Issaquah, Washington, as the district moves forward with long-planned capacity expansion. The project is designed to add a 79,000-square-foot west wing and accommodate between 650 and 700 students once complete, providing additional space to ease strain on existing high schools.
Funding for the project is being drawn from $146 million in available capital assembled by the school district through past voter-approved bonds and other sources. The new high school will be supported by a range of site and infrastructure improvements, reflecting both educational and community-serving components.
Planned features include a covered parking garage and an athletic field designed to host both competitive and recreational sports. Additional site amenities and landscaping improvements are also part of the scope, along with public infrastructure enhancements intended to support the school and surrounding area.
Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2026, with completion targeted for August 2027, positioning the facility to come online ahead of an academic year. The timeline reflects a multi-year planning process that traces back to 2016, when voters approved bonds enabling the district to purchase land for a fourth high school.
The Issaquah School District has been pursuing the new campus specifically to address overcrowding at its existing high schools. Skyline High School currently serves about 2,250 students, while Issaquah High School serves approximately 2,500 students. By adding a new facility with several hundred seats, the district aims to distribute enrollment more evenly across its high school network.
The need for additional educational capacity is occurring against the backdrop of substantial population growth in the Pacific Northwest over the past decade. The region has seen significant in-migration, driven in part by technology sector expansion centered in Seattle, which has contributed to increased demand for public services, including K-12 education. The Issaquah project illustrates how school districts are deploying bond-funded capital projects to respond to these demographic and economic pressures.
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