Dripping Springs Is Building Its Second High School — Here's What Families Need to Know
Dripping Social Team · April 16, 2026
Construction is officially underway at Dripping Springs ISD.
On April 13, DSISD held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second high school — a major milestone for a district that has grown by more than 3,000 students in the past decade. It is the largest construction project in the district's history, and when it opens, it will reshape how Dripping Springs handles one of its most pressing challenges: a school system that keeps outgrowing itself.
Why DSISD Needs a Second High School
The short answer: Dripping Springs has been growing fast, and the current high school can only hold so many students.
DSISD currently serves approximately 8,800 students across all grade levels. Over the past five years alone, enrollment has grown by more than 1,500 students. Over the past decade, it has grown by more than 3,000.
The new campus will not just add seats. According to board member Stefani Reinold, it is a commitment to keeping the district's standards intact as it scales.
"The second high school is more than a response to a growing population," Reinold said at the groundbreaking. "It is a promise that we will not let our standards dilute as our numbers increase."
What the New Campus Will Look Like
The new high school will be built next to Cypress Springs Elementary School on Darden Hill Road.
The campus will be approximately 506,000 square feet — large enough to serve 2,500 students in grades 9 through 12. It will include athletic fields, an ag barn, tennis courts, and a sub-varsity stadium.
That makes it not just larger than most Texas high schools, but the single largest construction project DSISD has ever undertaken.
The Timeline
Construction has started. The campus is projected to open for the 2028–29 school year.
That means students currently in 5th or 6th grade could be among the first freshmen to walk through its doors.
The project was funded through DSISD's May 2025 bond election, which voters approved. Superintendent Holly Morris-Kuentz led the groundbreaking alongside board members and students from across the district, including a fifth grader from Rooster Springs Elementary who spoke at the ceremony.
What to Watch For
DSISD has not yet released final decisions on attendance boundaries for the new campus. That process will unfold over the next year or two as construction progresses.
Families living in the district's western and southern growth corridors — Caliterra, Headwaters, Belterra — may be most affected by upcoming rezoning discussions. The district maintains a dedicated information page at dsisdtx.us/highschool2 for updates.
Why It Matters
Dripping Springs has spent years navigating the challenge of rapid growth without letting quality slip. The second high school is the district's biggest bet yet that it can manage both at once.
For families, it means more capacity, potentially smaller class sizes, and a campus built to modern standards from the ground up. For the broader community, it signals that Dripping Springs is investing seriously in the infrastructure its growth demands — not just reacting to it.
It's the kind of project that will shape this town for the next 20 years.