Premier DeKalb Schools

Enrollment Balancing

October 23, 2009

Enrollment Balancing
Overview
Foundations and Challenges
Projected Enrollments
Existing Conditions
Closure and Attendance Line
Change Criteria

Next Steps

Foundations
DeKalb County Schools is ranked:
As the 27th largest school district in the United States
(by enrollment)
3rd in Georgia (Gwinnett #1, Cobb #2, Fulton County
#4, City of Atlanta #85)

Enrollment flat
Enrollment peaked in 2005-06 school year
This year, we are at 2001-02 enrollment levels
Enrollment will stay flat or slightly decline for the next
6 years (500 students loss 2010-11 to 2016-2017)
Elementary enrollment drop by 3,000 students
Middle school increase by 500 students
High school increase by 2,000 students

Foundations
Teaching and
Spending Ratios
23:1 Pupil/Teacher Ratio
$8,187 per student

Revenue Deflation
Foreclosures and
housing bubble have
lowered housing valuation
Decrease in revenues to DCSS
Response: Furloughs, eliminate Drivers Ed., decrease
in Central Office staff pay by 2%, freeze in salary and
cost of living increases

Existing Challenges
Underpopulated and
overpopulated schools
Small elementary schools
with higher (per-student)
overhead costs
State funding is more favorable to
medium-large size schools
Difficult to request capacity funding from
the State with available capacity at other
schools
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Goals of Enrollment Balancing

Balance enrollments
(shift students from
and/or close low
enrollment schools):
Maximize resources
Address overcrowding

Decrease operational
costs
Increase entitlement
(to state dollars)

2010-11 & 2016-17

Projected Enrollment

Underpop.

Overpop.

School Type

2010-11

2016-17

2011 2017 2011 2017

Elementary

48,466

45,512

83

29

38

Middle

20,639

21,070

20

10

High

27,261

29,391

22

Total

96,366

95,973

125

47

54

10

Underpopulated (UP) is defined as 150 open

seats in Elementary and 200 open seats in
Middle/High.
Overpopulated (OP) is defined as 100 or more
seats over capacity in any school
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Included, Not Mapped

Elementary (10/83)
1. DESA
2. Dunwoody ES
3. Edward L. Bouie
Theme ES
4. Kittredege Magnet ES
5. Marbut Theme ES
6. Narvie J. Harris ES
7. Oakcliff Theme ES
8. Robert Shaw Theme ES
9. Wadsworth Magnet
10. Wynbrooke Theme ES

Middle (1/20)
1. Champion Theme MS
High (3/22)
1. Arabia Mountain HS
2. Elizabeth Andrews HS
3. School of the Arts (DSA)

Not Included in Analysis

Special Education (4)
1. Coralwood Ctr
2. Eagle Woods Acad.
3. Margaret Harris HS
4. Shadow Rock Ctr

Other (6)
1. DECA (Early College)
2. DeKalb Alternative
3. DeKalb Night School
4. DeKalb Transition
5. DeKalb Truancy
6. International Center

Elementary Schools (10-11)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)

"

-60

Up to 100 seats over capac ity

20
"

Up to 150 open seats

"

"

"

55

-17

42

-48

"

"

-40

Underpopulated (150 or more open seats)

-44
"

-3"

"

12
"
62

78

"

"

-254 D

-54
"

D
"
-119

21

"

"

"

55

78

"

"

"
115

94

"

161

"

"

7
11
"
"
"
100
236
"
"
"
110
190
"
"
41
"
-113
105
"
-61
D
200 D
102
"
"
"
262
246
"
"
201
"
107
2"
"
"
102 192
"
82
D 178
"
"
"
"
"
" -4
261 195
173
163
D
"
D
D
"
109
119
"
"
337 "
205
"
"
126
"
85 185
"
277 203
" -68
"
64
226
149"
"
"
244
"
"
D
168
108
-85
"
"
"
"
281
-66
D
144
233
24
"
143

6,782 open seats in

29 schools
486 seats over
capacity in 3 schools

"

249

"

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Elementary Schools (16-17)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)

"

-23

"
125

"

-165 D
D
"

Up to 100 seats over capac ity

66
"

Up to 150 open seats

"

"

93

48

5
18
"

75
"

"

54

101
"

-31

"

Underpopulated (150 or more open seats)

D

46"
78
"

91

"

"

14

"
177

64 "
"
"
"
105
31
85 "
-6
51
108
"
"
"
166
171
260
"
"
"
196
250
"
"
90
"
18
142
"
D
281 D
68
111
"
"
"
215
230
"
"
206
"
143
65 "
"
"
144 165
"
214
D 222
"
"
"
"
"
" 22
278 231
124
212
D
"
D
D
"
214
153
"
"
322 "
321
"
"
91
"
101 253
"
253 202
"-114
"
71
223"
257
"
"
278
"
"
D
190
122
-55
"
"
"
"
350
-10
D
53
215
"
120
"
195

9,054 open seats in

38 schools
279 seats over
capacity in 2 schools

"

"

243

"

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Middle Schools (10-11)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)

-3

Up to 100 seats over capacity

"

Up to 200 open seats

Underpopulated (200 or more open seats)

419

"
"

90

"

-120

49

3,236 open seats in

10 schools
244 seats over
capacity in 2 schools

"

"
"

-124

311
D

280

293

"

"

424

142
195

235

"

535

"
"

155
"

"

84

226
"

236

"
"

"

193

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Middle Schools (16-17)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)

-249

Up to 100 seats over capacity

"

Up to 200 open seats

Underpopulated (200 or more open seats)

277

"
"

-77

"

-74

110

3,343 open seats in 9

schools
379 seats over
capacity in 2 schools

"

"
"

-130

396
D

198

447

"

"

356

267
86

368

"

584

"
"

122
"

"

47

426
"

101

"
"

"

-11

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CIP Classroom Additions

The 2010-2011 capacity:
Dunwoody ES
Arabia Mountain HS
Expansion of 40 classrooms
at 6 high schools for
942 additional seats

The 2016-17 capacity:

Addition of 107 classrooms
at 8 high schools for
2,518 additional seats.
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HS Classroom Additions
Student Capacity

Ready for
2010-2011

High School

Pre-CIP

CIP

Post-CIP

IUs

Available

Columbia HS

1,392

+141

1,533

+6

Jan 10

Druid Hills HS

1,237

+118

1,355

+5

Jan 10

Avondale HS

643

+94

737

+4

Jan 10

Redan HS

1,299

+71

1,370

+3

Jan 10

Cross Keys HS

963

+71

1,034

+3

Aug 10

Tucker HS

1,207

+447

1,654

+19

Jan 11

+942

+40

Clarkston HS

1,178

+71

1,249

+3

Aug 11

Lakeside HS

1,332

+611

1,943

+26

Aug 12

SW DeKalb HS

1,413

+682

2,095

+29

Aug 12

Dunwoody HS

1,421

+212

1,633

+9

Aug 12

Chamblee HS

1,403

+71

1,474

+3

Aug 12

Martin Luther King Jr HS

1,445

+729

2,174

+31

Jan 13

Miller Grove HS

1,572

+71

1,643

+3

Jan 13

Towers HS

1,271

+71

1,342

+3

Jan 13

Ready for
2016-2017

+2,518

+107
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High Schools (10-11)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)
Up to 100 seats over capacity

"

-108

Up to 200 open s eats

Underpopulated (200 or more open seats)

"

-92

100
-350

211
"

"

"

2,952 open seats in 8

schools
924 seats over
capacity in 4 schools

-8

-60

"

"

"

200

"

146
D"

"
"

259

"

284

692

75

55

"

476

"
"

-38

"

-278
"

232

"

-188
D

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High Schools (16-17)

Overpopulation (100 or more seats)
Up to 100 seats over capacity

"

-587

Up to 200 open s eats

Underpopulated (200 or more open seats)

"

-27

-265
23

22

"

"

"

3,574 open seats in 7

schools
1,492 seats over
capacity in 6 schools

-190

-223

"

"

"

153

"

48
D"

"
"

198

"

377

635

207

101

"

787

"
"

-125

"

657
"

-102

"

452
D

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Compounding Factors
Recession impacts
Housing market shifts
Private school enrollment,
home school, and
charter school

School-choice implications
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Magnet and Theme Enrollment
Special Education Population (SB 10)

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Enrollment Balancing Options

1. Closure and consolidation of schools

Small-medium cost and medium-high impact on

shifting
Close small or underpopulated schools

2. Attendance line changes

Low cost and medium-high impact on shifting

Shifting of student to adjacent schools

3. Classroom additions to schools

High cost and low impact on shifting students

Takes multiple years to implement

4. Admission and transfer policy changes

Low cost and medium impact on shifting

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Closure and Line Change Criteria

Projected school enrollment
and capacity
Proximity of schools to
student residences,
including travel times
Natural and man-made
geographic features
and impact on
neighborhoods
School feeder alignments
Long-range capital plans
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Next Steps
Present Pre-Public Draft (Week of Nov. 2-6) to:
Board of Education at Small Group Meetings
Superintendents Cabinet
Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Publish Draft Recommendations on website by

December 1
Conduct Three Public Hearings:
December 1, 2, 3
Present Draft Recommendations

Receive input

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Next Steps
Present Final Recommendations at Board
Work Session on January 4, 2010 for
January 11, 2010 Board approval
Planning for school relocations
(January 2010 May 2010)
Relocations/Decommissioning
(June 2010 July 2010)

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Questions