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FBC-R, School Capacity Standards

FBC-R, School Capacity Standards

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For planning purposes, Thompson School District's school capacity standards fall into three (3) categories for each level (elementary, middle school and high school): standard facility size, standard site size and standard acreage per student. The standards are as follows:

Standard Facility Size

For optimum instructional delivery and program accommodation, the standard facility size expressed in total student enrollment shall be:

  • Elementary School,550 students
  • K-8 School,900 students
  • Middle School,900 students
  • High School,1,500 students

Standard Site Size

For optimum instructional delivery and program accommodation, the standard site size expressed in total amount of land shall be:

  • Elementary School,12 acres
  • K-8 School,20 acres
  • Middle School,30 acres
  • High School,45 acres

Standard Acreage Per Student

Based on the standard facility and site sizes above, the ratio of land per student at each level (acreage divided by enrollment) is:

  • Elementary School,.022 acres per student
  • Middle School,.033 acres per student
  • High School,.030 acres per student

Although current sites and facilities may vary above and below these standards, proposed future sites and facilities and/or additions to existing sites or facilities will be measured against these standards.