Section 204: Estimating Capacity Needs 

Section 204: Estimating Capacity Needs 

Enrollment Projections

The OSPI “K-Linear Cohort Project” model is used along with the space allocations described in this section to make the determination of eligibility.

Capacity needs are estimated based on:

  • A three-or-five-year cohort survival enrollment projection for growth districts, whichever is greater (pursuant to Form 1049 )
  • A three-or-five-year cohort survival enrollment projection for declining districts, whichever is lesser (pursuant to Form 1049)
  • Actual enrollment of preschool students with disabilities, factored at fifty percent (pursuant to Form 1066)

Space Allocation

These space allocations are used for purposes of determining eligibly for state funding assistance and do not necessarily reflect an accurate need of space for a school district as determined by the educational specifications (see Chapter XXX).

For state funding assistance purposes, per-student space allocations are factored with enrollment projections (see above) in accordance with the following

Grade Levels 

SF Per Student

K-6 

 90 sf

7-8 

 117 sf

9-12  

130 sf

Students with Developmental Disabilities (See Form 1066 for more details) 

144 sf

Source: WAC 392-343-035

Small High School

Space allocation for state funding assistance purposes for districts with fewer than 400 students in grades 9-12 shall be computed as:

Figure 1: Small High School Space Allocation

(Grades 9-12) 
Number of Headcount Maximum Space Allocation Per Facility

Maximum Space Allocation Per Facility

1-200 

42,000 square feet

201-300

48,000 square feet

301 or more  

52,000 square feet

Source: WAC 392-343-035