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School Facilities Fingertip Facts - CalEdFacts

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  1. Public K-12 Projected Enrollment 2011-16 (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 2011 estimates of graded enrollment
Grade Level
2011-12
2015-16

Five Year Change

Change Per Year
K-6
3,313,780
3,375,990
62,210
12,442
7-8
933,538
937,462
3,924
785
9-12
1,970,565
1,929,682
-40,883
-8,177
TOTAL
6,217,883
6,243,134
25,251
5,050
  1. 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

Grade
Level
Students in
classrooms
over 25
years old
Classrooms
to be
modernized
2009-2014*
Classrooms to be
modernized
per year
Classrooms to
be modernized
per day
K-6
464,260
18,570
3,714
10
7-8
174,972
6,480
1,296
4
9-12
279,801
10,363
2,073
6
TOTAL
919,033
35,413
7,083
20

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

  1. 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:
State Share 5 Year Need Per Year
New Construction (50% state share) $ 7.8 billion $1.58 billion
Modernization (60% state share) $ 3.5 billion $0.7 billion
TOTAL (Rounded) $11.3 billion $2.28 billion
  1. State K-12 General Obligation Bond History
Year Dollars
1982 $500 M
1984 $450 M
1986 $800 M
1988 (June) $800 M
1988 (Nov.) $800 M
1990 (June) $800 M
1990 (Nov.) $800 M
1992 (June) $1.9 B
1992 (Nov.) $900 M
1994 (June) $1.0 B (failed by 0.4%)
1996 (March) $2.03 B
1998 (Nov.) $6.7 B (for 4 years)
2002 (Nov.) $11.4 B
2004 (March) $10.0 B
2006 (Nov.) $7.33 B

Million (M); Billion (B)

  1. Public School Data 2010-11. See also: Dataquest and Student Demographics.

    Number of District, 1,050
Number Type of District
546 Elementary Districts
334 Unified Districts
82 High School Districts
88 County Offices, California Youth Authority, and State Special Schools

 

Number of Public Schools 9,895


Number Type of School
5,759 Elementary Schools
1,305 Middle/Jr. High Schools
1,290 High Schools
1,541 Continuation (Cont.), Alternative (Alt.), etc.

 

Number of Classrooms: 306,918*

Number of Classrooms over 25 years old 217,461 (71%)

Number of Charter Schools: 919

Charter School Enrollment: 375,358 (5.69% of K-12 enrollment)

*Number of classrooms based on the number of schools.

  1. 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.
  Construction Cost per Student* Students per School Construction Cost per School Square Feet per Student School Site Size (Acres)** Cost per Square Foot Land Cost at 25% of Construction Cost Total Cost
Elementary $16,669 600 $10,001,400 71 9.6 $235 $2,500,350 $12,501,750
Middle $18,398 1,000 $18,398,000 85 21.9 $216 $4,499,500 $22,997,500
High $21,928 1,800 $39,470,400 92 44.5 $238 $9,876,600 $49,338,000

*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.

Questions:   Shannon Farrell-Hart | sfarrell@cde.ca.gov | 916-323-3923
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