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1. Public K-12 Projected Enrollment 2009-14 (5 years) See also:
   California Public K-12 Enrollment and High school Graduate Projection by County - 2011 Series
   (XLS; Outside Source)
   (Department of Finance Demographic Unit)
   Based on Department of Finance October 2008 estimates of graded enrollment

2. Statewide New Construction and Modernization Classroom Need
   Based on eligibility documents on file with the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) as of August 26, 2009 and projects for which only a design apportionment has been made, the five-year need for new classrooms and the modernization of existing classrooms is:
   
   New Construction Five-Year Need
   

   Grade Level	Projected unhoused students	Classrooms needed 2009-2014*	Classrooms needed per year	Classrooms needed per day
   K-6	292,285	11,619	2,338	6
   7-8	79,517	2,945	589	2
   9-12	200,407	7,425	1,485	4
   TOTAL	572,209	21,989	4,412	12

Modernization Five-Year Need

*Based on 25 students per K-6 classroom and 27 students per 7-12 classroom.

3. Statewide New Construction and Modernization Funding Need
   The state share of funding, including district financial hardship costs, for approved but unfunded projects and for projects for which eligibility documents have been filed with the Office of Public School Construction as of August 26, 2009 is:

4. State K-12 General Obligation Bond History

Million (M); Billion (B)

5. Public School Data 2008-09. See also: Dataquest and Student Demographics.
   
   Number of District, 1,043

Number of Public Schools 9,779

Number of Classrooms: 303,399*

Number of Classrooms over 25 years old 215,017 (71%)

Number of Charter Schools: 746

Charter School Enrollment: 285,617 (4.57% of K-12 enrollment)

*Number of classrooms based on the number of schools.

6. Year-Round Education (YRE) 2007-08. See also Multitrack Year-Round Education
   130 districts use YRE. 63 districts use Multitrack (MTYRE) and 102 use Single Track (STYRE) (some districts use both calendars)

One district use the MTYRE Concept 6 calendar: Los Angeles Unified. Of the MTYRE data cited above, Concept 6 consists of:

7. Basic Construction Data
   These are average costs based on the allowances provided in the State's School Facility Program as presented in the OPSC's August 26, 2009 version of "School Facility Program Statistical and Fiscal Data." Local costs may vary due to district educational program needs and the local building economy.

*Cost based on twice the state share (as of August 26, 2009) provided in the "School Facility Program." Includes design fees, furniture, equipment, and construction.

**Based on the number of students per school and the guidelines in "School Site Analysis and Development," California Department of Education, 2000 Edition.