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Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element <br />student station is defined as the square footage required per student for an instructional <br />program based on the particular course content. As indicated above, an analysis of <br />student stations is one component of establishing a school level of service standard. <br />A utilization rate was also calculated for each school. The utilization rate is calculated by <br />dividing the school's enrollment by the school's capacity. The utilization value <br />determines whether a school is over crowded or within its capacity designation. Schools <br />with a utilization rate less than 100% are operating within their capacity, while schools <br />with a utilization rate greater than 100% are over -crowded. <br />Based on the data and analysis for school year 2009/10, current district -wide school <br />capacity utilization is at 88% for elementary schools, 82% for middle schools, and 97% <br />for high schools. <br />Elementary Schools <br />Fourteen elementary schools are currently operated by the School District. One additional <br />elementary school is proposed in the current Five -Year Capital Facilities Plan; that school <br />will open in school year 2013/2014, adding approximately 550 additional elementary <br />student stations. With the addition of this elementary school, the number of permanent <br />elementary student stations will be approximately 9,021. The enrollment projection for <br />the five-year planning period identifies a total of 7,969 elementary students by school <br />year 2014/15. The estimated district -wide utilization at the elementary school level will <br />then be approximately 88%. <br />As listed in Table 12.12, three additional elementary schools are needed between school <br />year 2014/15 and school year 2028/29. Each elementary school will be located on at <br />least a 20 acre site and will add approximately 750 elementary school student stations <br />each to the School district's overall elementary school capacity. Collectively, these three <br />new elementary schools along with planned additions to existing elementary schools will <br />add approximately 2,650 elementary school student stations to the School District's <br />overall available elementary school capacity. <br />Middle Schools <br />The School District currently operates four middle schools, all four of which are currently <br />below their FISH capacity. At present, the total number of district -wide middle school <br />student stations is 4,571. The utilization at each of these schools is currently at or below <br />89%. <br />One additional middle school is needed between school year 2014/15 and school year <br />2028/29. The new middle school will be located on at least a 40 acre site and will add <br />approximately 1,400 middle school student stations each to the School district's overall <br />middle school capacity. The anticipated location for this middle school is within the west <br />central area of the county. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />24 <br />