Add It Up - School squeeze
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Number of new students Fulton County Schools expected for the 2005-2006 school year: 3,000
Number of students they received: 5,000
New students expected next year: 6,000
Estimated percent increase in the number of Fulton County students this year over last year: 7
Number of trailers used to house 24 classrooms at Sandy Springs’ High Point Elementary, due to unexpected enrollment: 12
Estimated cost of one of those “portable classrooms”: $51,000
Amount by which the state has cut student funding in Fulton over the past five years: $57 million
Standard high school capacity in Gwinnett County: 3,000 students
Number of metro counties that have high schools with a higher standard capacity: 0
Amount reportedly paid for 1,000 acres on which Gwinnett County plans to build 24 new schools: $117.4 million
Number of trailers currently in use by Gwinnett County Public Schools: 1,270
Number of classes held in those trailers: 1,394
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gwinnett County Public Schools