Long-Range Planning in PSD
Poudre School District is planning for the next several decades of public education in our community. That work involves difficult questions about enrollment, facilities, and how we use our resources to serve every student well.
This page brings that work together in one place. Below you will find the committee leading it, the teams doing the detailed planning, the enrollment data behind it, and the timeline for what comes next.
How We Got Here
Enrollment in PSD has declined steadily for several years. In 2025-26, PSD enrolled 25,013 students, down 513 from the year before, with elementary schools accounting for 479 of that decline. Birth rates in Larimer County have fallen for more than a decade, and fewer young families are moving into the region.
Because Colorado funds districts largely based on enrollment, fewer students means less funding — and state policy is phasing out the multi-year averaging that once softened those year-to-year losses. That combination is what makes long-term planning necessary now, before decisions become urgent.
The Planning Timeline
Explore This Work
PSD Enrollment, Comprehensive Planning, and Budget FAQ
What this means — and what it does not
On May 26, 2026, the Board of Education approved District Policies FCB and FCB-R, which establish the criteria and process for evaluating possible school consolidations or closures. The Board also affirmed its commitment to equity through the Administrative Guidelines for Equity.
What that vote did: It set the framework — built directly from community input — for how any future evaluation would be made.
What that vote did not do: It did not identify any school for closure or consolidation. That has not happened.