facilities

• Average Facility Condition – Districtwide of 35%.
• Approximate Plant Value $2.4 Billion.
• Current Deficiencies - $900M.
• Projected Deficiencies next 15 years $850M.
• Average age of our facilities – 46 years.
• Under utilized schools districtwide.
• 39 Schools at less than 75% or 14,000 empty seats
• Approximately 22,000 Magnet Students.
• Approximately 24,000 ESE Students.
• Stable Enrollment - 126K in 1999 vs. 126K in 2007.
• Projected population growth rate in Duval County from 2005 to 2010 is 6%.
• Duval County population growth is occurring in the Southeast, Southwest and Northern part of the County.
• Population in the central part of the County is declining to no growth.
• Census data indicate the percentage of school age children in relationship to overall population is decreasing. Therefore, school enrollment will not increase at the same rate as the population rate.
• Age distribution for Duval County children aged 0-14 to the total county population has decreased from 23.2% in 1980 to 20.6% in 2005 according to census data.

Issues and Concerns

• Academic Achievement
• Under Utilized Schools
• Community Service
• Shifting Demographics
• Declining Enrollment
• Overage Students
• Aging Facilities
• Excess capacity (14,000+ seats)
• Concurrency Requirements
• Legal Compliance
  - Class Size
  - NCLB/AYP
  - A++ Florida School Accountability

Financial Impacts

• Class Size
• School Operating Costs
• Facility Maintenance
• Transportation
• Security
• Food Service
• Utilities

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