- 409,000 sq. feet(SF) (that's 204.4 SF per student at capacity vs. a national median of 156 SF/student for high schools being built for a median of students.
- 409,000 total SF comapres to a national median of 325,000 SF for buildings this size.
- Estimated cost (school alone) ranges from $73.2M to $78.75M. That amounts to $36,600 to $39.375 per student compared to a national median of schools this size of $22,861.
- A cost per SF of $ 178.97 to $192.54 as compared to a national median of schools this size of $148.86.
It should be noted that this plan increases the square footage by just under 50% when the school is being built for only an additional 10% of students at capacity. The current high school is 275,000 SF with a capacity of 1816 students. This plan calls for an additional 133,300 SF over the exisiting high school. At a cost of $178.97 to $192.54, this translates to a cost of $23.9M to $25.7M.
If the issue has mainly been lack of spacxe in corridors during passing, do we really need to spend this much? Always bear in mind that the architects get paid as a percentage of the building cost. If Letterman did a top 10 list of things you'll never hear architects say, #1 would be, "we could build it smaller and save you money".
Additional costs that could be added include the following:
- Field house: $1.295M to $1.5M
- Fly loft addition to performing arts center (included ): $600,000
- 8 lane swimming pool with exercise pool: $4.0 to $4.5M
These costs do not include costs to rennovate the existing high school for grades 8-9.
The next meeting is schedule for July 30th at the District office. Final cost figures are expected at this time.
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