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facilities

Academic & Community Excellence (ACE) Plan

Southeast Planning Area

The Facts

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.