In 2021 Devils Lake Public Schools conducted a community survey to understand the community’s desire for the District’s facilities. In October of 2022, the school held an unsuccessful bond referendum vote. The primary feedback after the vote was the desire to reinvest in Central Middle School. The two primary drivers are cost savings and the historic value of the building. Since then, the District has also partially realigned elementary grades with Sweetwater Elementary having 1st-2nd and with Prairie View 3rd  and 4th . The realignment has created an opportunity for the 5 th  grade to also move to Prairie View. On Monday, March 11th  the DLPS School Board called for a $27,789,620 Bond Referendum to be held on May 7th , 2024.