Ankeny is preparing to add a third high school in the early 2030s, the Des Moines Register reported last month — and Waukee may not be far behind.
The two districts in Iowa that, between them, seem to be opening at least one building every year expect to continue at the pace that 320 others would sacrifice a harvest for. In fact, according to the article, Ankeny RIGHT NOW is the largest district in the state only operating two high schools!
The wag in me suggests that Ankeny could get its third high school by engineering a hostile takeover of Saydel to the south, but that would be silly. Besides, if you look at the more recent maps, Ankeny city annexation has studiously avoided much of that area.