Section 207

 

207.01.  Student Enrollment Requirements to Meet SBA Guidelines for Economies of Scale (EOS)

The following table indicates the enrollment needed for a school to be eligible for SBA funding without the need for an economies of scale waiver.  This size is based upon the school’s grade structure.  The recommended school sizes to effectively meet economies of scale are as follows:

​Grade Configuration	​EOS Requirement
​Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) & Kindergarten (K)	​Two classes per grade level - 20 students per class
​Grade Levels 1 - 8	Two classes per grade level - 25 students per class​
​Grade Levels 6 - 8	​125 students per grade level
​Grade Levels 9 - 12	​150 students per grade level

 

    207.011.  The following chart below represents typical grade configurations and the minimum enrollment requirements to meet economies of scale.

 

​Grade Configuration	​100% Enrollment Required
​Elementary Schools	​
​Pre-K - 2	​180
​Pre-K - 4	​280
​Pre-K - 5	​330
​Pre-K - 6	​380
​Pre-K - 8	​480
​Pre-K - 12	​1,080
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​Middle Schools	​
​5 - 8	​425
​6 - 8	​375
​	​
​High Schools	​
​6 - 12	​975
​7 - 12	​850
​9 - 12	600​

 

 207.012.  Funding consideration will be given to enrollments that meet 85% of these EOS Guidelines.

    207.013.  Often there are factors such as distance, geographic barriers, or financial limitations that will affect the ability of the school system to meet the economies of scale regarding the enrollment of a school.  Therefore, the Authority could waive this requirement in extraordinary circumstances.

    207.014.  Vocational and/or career-technical education facilities and spaces are not subject to Economies of Scale evaluation criteria.

207.02.  A waiver to the expenditure of SBA Funds may be requested for projects in schools where the enrollment if less than the Economies of Scale Information concerning the facility and the proposed project must be provided in a formal Economy of Scale Waiver Request by the county board of education and the project must be in agreement with the county’s CEFP.  Additionally, the request must be in accordance with one or more of the following:

    207.021.  A waiver may be granted to address specific fire, safety, or health violations or conditions when the health and/or safety of students who must continue to be housed in the facility are jeopardized.

    207.022.  A waiver may be granted for a school project when the facility will, in accordance with the ten ten-year CEFP, be receiving additional enrollments from other attendance areas in the near future.

    207.023.  A waiver may be granted for a school project when the specific school is determined to be geographically isolated from other school populations and eliminates the potential for attaining enrollment economies.

    207.024.  A waiver may be granted when a school is the only facility in the county that provides service to students in the particular grade levels included in the school.

    207.025.  A waiver for projects other than the correction of health and safety problems will not be granted to a school that is functional or scheduled for closure in the CEFP.

    207.026.  Waivers will be identified in the SBA staff’s evaluation and project recommendation to the Authority in each funding cycle.