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School Facilities
During the past ten years, California’s school-age population grew by more than one
million students, an increase of 20 percent. To provide schools for this increased
number of students and modernize older schools, districts have funded school facilities
through a combination of several sources, including state bonds, local bonds, special
taxes (Mello-Roos and parcel taxes), developer fees, and the federal Qualified Zone
Academy Bond Program (QZAB).
Public School Data 2005-06
Number of public schools
Number of classrooms
Number of classrooms over 25 years old
9,553
296,897
213,766 (72%)
Public Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (K–12) Enrollment Growth 2006-2011
(Based on Department of Finance 11/05 estimates of graded enrollment)
K–6
7–8
9–12
Estimated Public School Enrollment
2006-07 2011-12
3,295,393
975,587
1,963,087
3,378,738
915,553
1,892,358
Five-Year
Change
83,345
-60,034
-70,729
Per Year
16,669
-12,007
-14,146
Total 6,234,067 6,186,649 -47,418 -9,484
New Construction and Modernization Needs 2006-2011
Five-Year Need
Per Year
Construction needs (50% state share) $8.6 billion $1.72 billion
Modernization needs (60% state share) 3.27 billion 0.65 billion
Total $11.93 billion $2.37 billion
New Classrooms Needed 2006-2011 27,750 5,550
(Total of new classroom construction needs; based on
25 pupils per K–6 class and 27 per 7–12 class)
(15 per day)
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