Bray Architects presents capacity study; Onalaska board says study is a planning tool, not a closure plan

May 12, 2026

Bray Architects told the Onalaska School District board that an "educational capacity" analysis shows elementary capacity between 572 and 653 students and high-school utilization near a 75% target; the board heard the report and was urged to use it as a planning baseline rather than a recommendation to close or reconfigure buildings.

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The Onalaska School District board heard a facilities capacity briefing May 11 from Matt Wolford of Bray Architects, who said the firm’s work measures ‘‘educational capacity’’—how buildings serve current programs and schedules—rather than the larger building-code occupancy numbers.

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