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Capacity study: design can handle up to about 1,100 students, consultants say
Summary
A design-team capacity study presented at the Salem Hospital Building Committee meeting found the proposed high-school schematic design can accommodate roughly 1,100 students. Baseline classroom utilization would be high (~93%) but including vocational spaces increases total capacity to about 1,400 seats, easing scheduling pressures.
Salem — A capacity study presented to the Salem Hospital Building Committee on Nov. 6 found the proposed high‑school schematic design can support enrollment projections as high as about 1,100 students.
Brad Rogers, a design-team representative who led the analysis, said the baseline classroom inventory shows 49 general classrooms, science labs and art rooms providing 1,173 seats. "So at that puts you at 93% utilization if you're at 1,100 students," Rogers said, noting that the MSBA typically aims for about 85% utilization.
The study also counted vocational…
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