Last year was a record-breaking year for Pleasant Hill residential growth, with 76 permits issued, compared to 39 in 1992. Willow Creek is one of four active subdivisions in Pleasant Hill. Commercial development has slowly started to arrive. McDonald's, Subway, Sonic Drive-In and a new Gerbes grocery store are among the business chains to have opened. Pleasant Hill has one primary, one middle and one senior high school.
Classes begin tomorrow.
This year, the student body is estimated to be around 1,550, according to Myra Case, communications coordinator. The Pleasant Hill R-III School District is fully accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.