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Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element Elementary Schools Fourteen elementary schools are currently operated by the School District. Three additional elementary schools are proposed in the current Five -Year Capital Facilities Plan; two schools will open in school year 2010, adding approximately 1,100 additional elementary student stations. The third elementary school will open in school year 2011/2012, adding approximately 550 additional elementary student stations. With the addition of these elementary schools, the number of permanent elementary student stations will be approximately 9,839. The enrollment projection for the five-year planning period identifies a total of 8,890 elementary students by 2010. The estimated district -wide utilization at the elementary school level will then be approximately 90%. Middle Schools The School District currently operates three middle schools, all three of which are currently at or are exceeding their FISH capacity. The total number of district -wide middle school student stations is 3,323.. To accommodate the growth at the middle school level, a new middle school with a capacity of 1,196 students is planned for the 2009/10 school year. According to enrollment projections, there will be 4,130 enrolled middle school students by 2010. Based on these projections, the estimated district -wide utilization at the middle school level will be approximately 91% for the 2010/11 school year. High Schools Currently, there are two high schools in Indian River County. These are Sebastian High School and Vero Beach High School. Both high schools have capacity projects scheduled in the current Five -Year Capital Facilities Plan. While Sebastian High will receive a capacity addition, increasing its FISH capacity from 1,933 to 2,083 student stations, Vero Beach High is in the midst of a modernization project which will decrease the number of student stations on the main campus from 2,933 to 2,771. Consequently, there will be 4,854 student stations at the high school level in school year 2010/11, including the Freshman Learning Center. The estimated enrollment at the high school level for school year 2010/11 is 4,788 students. Based on these projections, the estimated district -wide utilization at the high school level is approximately 99%, for the 2010/11 school year. Figure 12.6 identifies the locations of the planned school capacity projects contained in Table 12.8 — 12.10. This figure shows approximate locations, and those locations subject to change. Community Development Department 29