The design of the future Celina Elementary School was completed in early 2023. The building, which will include a new 115,000-square-foot addition to the existing Celina Intermediate School, will serve pre-kindergarten through 6th-grade students.

The addition will be home to PK-3 students and be constructed west of the existing CIS building located on Portland Street. The 81,000-square-foot CIS will be renovated and re-programmed as part of the building project and serve grades 4-6.

Construction of the new building addition of the Celina Elementary School has progressed well since breaking ground in October 2022 with an anticipated completion date of summer of 2024 when partial occupancy will occur.  Renovations of the existing Intermediate Building will continue through the fall of 2024.  Abatement and demolition of the existing West Building will occur in the spring and summer of 2025, and all remaining site construction will be completed prior to the start of school in 2025.  

Design of the future Celina High School will follow the design completion of the Celina Elementary School. This new Celina High School building, which will serve grades 7-12, will be located on the existing Celina Primary School and Celina High School campus.  Construction is on track to begin in summer 2024 and the new building should be completed in late fall of 2026 / early winter of 2027.  Demolition of the existing Celina High School building will occur in early spring of 2027 and any final site construction will be completed in late spring / early summer of 2027.

The district is planning to repurpose the existing Middle School building to house the Mercer County Head Start program and the district offices.  There also are plans to maintain the gymnasium and student dining spaces for extracurricular and athletic activities.  Any renovation work associated with the existing Middle School would likely occur after the completion of the new Celina High School/Middle School building in late fall of 2026 / early winter of 2027. 

Project Timeline

  • Celina Elementary School Building (PK-6)

    Fall 2022 Early Site Package construction begins

    Winter 2022/2023 Building design complete / contractor bidding

    Spring 2023 Building Package construction begins

    Summer 2024 Partial renovation of existing CIS Building (south)

    Late Summer 2024 New Building Addition and partial renovation of existing CIS Building (south) completed for start of school in 2024/2025 school year

    Fall 2024 Partial renovation of existing CIS Building (north)

    Winter 2025 Partial renovation of existing CIS Building (north) construction complete

    Spring / Summer 2025 Abatement and demolition of the existing West Building

    Late Summer 2025 All remaining site construction complete

  • 7-12 Building

    Summer 2023 Site and building design to start

    Spring 2024 Site design complete / contractor bidding

    Early Summer 2024 Demolition of existing East Building

    Summer 2024 Site construction begins

    Late Summer 2024 Building design complete / contractor bidding

    Fall 2024 Building construction begins

    Late Fall 2026 / Early Winter 2027 Building construction completed during 2026/2027 school year

    Early Spring 2027 Demolition of existing High School Building

    Late Spring / Early Summer 2027 Final site construction completed