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MURRAYVILLE, Ill. – Jacksonville School District #117 has selected S. M. Wilson & Co. as general contractor for its new 40,000-square-foot Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School.
The site is approximately 45 miles southwest of Springfield, Ill.
Scheduled to open for the 2027-2028 school year, the new campus will replace the current 108-year-old building and is designed to accommodate future expansion. Recently district officials, community leaders, faculty, staff and students came together to break ground on the new school.
S. M. Wilson’s scope of work includes site work, construction of modern classrooms and learning spaces and improved safety and security features. The new school will be constructed on an eight-acre parcel of land located four miles away from the current building. The $19 million building program is funded through a no-tax increase bond sale and funds from the district’s general fund.
The architect is Graham & Hyde Architects.