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Facilities study: Paramount Unified middle schools are underused; PBK urges careful planning for campus reunification
Summary
A PBK utilization study presented to the board found district-wide capacity of ~16,000 vs projected enrollment ~11,250 (70% utilization), with middle schools at ~54% utilization and high schools at ~82%; PBK said reunifying west and senior high campuses could be feasible but would require added counseling, VAPA and dining/circulation solutions.
PBK Architects presented a district facilities utilization study at the July 17 Paramount Unified board meeting that shows a mixed picture: district-wide capacity of roughly 16,000 seats against projected enrollment near 11,250 — a calculated utilization of about 70 percent — with middle schools notably underused.
"Middle school numbers are the most sobering," PBK planning director Josh Jackson told the board. He said the firm projects about 3,080 middle-school students against capacity over 5,600 seats, a…
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