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Calculation Criteria (See Table 11) 1. Site Acquisition Cost Element Site Size. The site size gives the optimum acreage for each school type based on studies of existing school sites. Generally, districts will require 11-15 acres for an elementary school; 25-30 acres for a middle school or junior high school; and 40 acres or more for a high school. Actual school sites may vary in size depending on the size of parcels available for sale and other site development constraints such as wetlands. It also varies based on the need for athletic fields adjacent to the school, along with other specific planning factors. The space for site size on Table 11 contains the additional area the District plans to acquire during the six year period, 2006-2011. Average Land Cost per Acre. The cost per acre is based on estimates of land costs within the District, based on recent land purchases and prevailing costs in the particular real estate market. Prices per acre will vary throughout the county and will be heavily influenced by the urban vs. rural setting of the specific district and the location of the planned school site. The Everett School District has been actively researching and evaluating potential land purchases in the southeast area of the District, and estimates the cost of purchasing undeveloped land in this area to be approximately $400,000 per acre. This is the most likely area of the District to experience growth in the future, and much of it is included in the recently rezoned Mill Creek East UGA or immediately adjacent areas that could be rezoned as well. Developed sites, which sometimes must be acquired adjacent to existing school sites in order to expand these facilities, can cost substantially more. Additional Land Capacity. Building capacities reflect the District's optimum number of students each school type is designed to accommodate. These figures are based on design studies of optimum floor area for new school facilities. The Everett School District designs new elementary schools to accommodate 530 to 565 students, new middle schools 750 students and new high schools 1,500 studentsStudent Factor. The student factor (or student generation rate) is the average number of students generated by each housing type - in this case, single-family detached dwellings and multiple -family dwellings. Multiple -family dwellings, which may be rental or owner -occupied units within structures containing two or more dwelling units, were broken out into one -bedroom and two -plus bedroom units. Pursuant to a requirement of Chapter 30.66C SCC, each school district was required to conduct student generation studies within their jurisdictions. This was done to "localize" generation rates for purposes of calculating impact fees. A description of this methodology is contained in Appendix B. The student generation rates for the Everett School District are shown on Table 9. Everett School District 6-7 Capital Facilities Plan