Guilford County Schools Bond Dollars Will only Get Half of Priority Projects Done

Guilford County Schools bond dollars will only get half of priority projects done

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- Think back to 2020 and 2022 when you had a question on your ballot about bond dollars for the school district. Voters approved $2 billion for Guilford County Schools to make massive and much-needed updates to its facilities. The master plan came out in 2019. Those were pre-pandemic prices. But now, in 2025, things have changed, and there is no way the district will get all 51 of their top priority projects done wi…

County Expects Total School Bond Debt Cost To Be $3.3 Billion - The Rhino Times of Greensboro

Brought to you by the Rhino Times A billion here, a billion there – pretty soon it can add up to real money. Guilford County’s school construction program, supported by two major bond referenda in the last five years – a $300 million referendum in 2020 and a $1.7 billion one in 2022 – is expected to cost county taxpayers more than $3.2 billion by the time the debt is fully repaid with interest.  About $1.2 billion will be interest on the $2 bill…