Board hears how enrollment projections and program analysis will shape facility options

Sep 15, 2026

Consultants told the board they will compare internal and PDE enrollment projections, assess utilization (citing 90% elementary and 85% secondary benchmarks) and bring program-driven options—additions, renovations or repurposing—for the board to review.

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Consultants said the feasibility study will analyze projected enrollment, building capacity and program needs to develop options for the board. "We do our own enrollment projections. We also look at the Department of Education's projections, and analyze them," a senior project manager said when describing the method for estimating future student populations. The team plans to present an educational program that shows space sizes, adjacencies and special requirements and will seek board approval of a draft program before testing options.

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