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Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element Since the number of student stations at a school is used to calculate the school's capacity, the data detailed in Tables 12.8 – 12.11 are presented at the student station level. A student station is defined as the square footage required per student for an instructional program based on the particular course content. As indicated above, an analysis of student stations is one component of establishing a school level of service standard. A utilization rate was also calculated for each school. The utilization rate is calculated by dividing the school's enrollment by the eapaeit.z at eaeh school's capacity. The utilization value determines whether a school is over crowded or within its capacity designation. Schools with a utilization rate less than 100% are operating within their capacity, awhile schools with a utilization rate greater than 100% are over -crowded. Based on the data and analysis for school year 2007/08, current district -wide school capacity utilization is at 96:45% for elementary schools, 115% for middle schools, and 94-.77% for high schools. To achieve a district -wide level of service s*a -of 994100% or better for each school type, the school district must provide additional student stations at the middle school level. AtWhile the district -wide elementary school level, the dist iet wide utilization rate is less than 100%.,.— there are, however; three elementary schools where enrollment presently exceeds capacity and the utilization is greater than the 100% level of service standard ' . Elementary Schools Fourteen elementary schools are currently operated by the School District. Three Two additional elementary schools are proposed in the current Five -Year Capital Facilities Plan; twoone schools will open in school year 2009/2010, adding approximately X190550 additional elementary student stations. TheA thifdsecond elementary school will open in school year 201.1-0/201-21, adding approximately 550 additional elementary student stations. With the addition of these elementary schools, the number of permanent elementary student stations will be approximately 9-,&N,9409. The enrollment projection for the five-year planning period identifies a total of 8;5988,711 elementary students by school year 2010/11. The estimated district -wide utilization at the elementary school level will then be approximately 903%. As listed in Table 12.1.3, five additional elementary schools are needed between school year 2012/13 and school year 2030/31. Each. elementary school. will be located on at least a 20 acre site and will add approximately 750 elementary school student stations each to the School district's overall elementary school capacity. Collectively, these five new elementary schools will add approximately 3,750 elementary school student stations to the School District's overall available elementary school capacity. The anticipated locations for these elementary schools are shown on Figure 12.6. Middle Schools The School District currently operates three middle schools, all three of which are currently at or are exceeding their FISH capacity. The At present, the total number of Community Development Department