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,. -" e e State aid and thus balances out with no net gain in tax revenue for the operating budget. Pupil units generate the tax dollars for the schools. Taxes from a typical single family home do not generate enough dollars to cover operating costs. . School districts plan 4-5 years out and need the City's plan for growth so that they may accurately forecast enrollment and facilities needs based on past growth and future planned growth. . Anoka-Hennepin is projecting a leveling off of enrollment by the year 2001 while Elk River expects to continue growing at the same rate as current, roughly 3% per year and does not see a plateau in the near future. . Slow predictable growth would be the desirable result of future development. . Housing sales and new building permits have dropped off as of recently. Elk River did a small census and found that on the average each new home will generate 1.0 students. . Elk River would continue to grow at a 3-3.5% regardless of the growth in Ramsey. Growth in Ramsey would just require siting a new school in a differentlocation. . Buildings are currently operating at capacity in all districts. . If growth does not occur in Ramsey, it will in Andover, or Champlin or Dayton or Burns Twsp. or other areas. No growth in the region would negatively impact the school districts. . Anoka-Hennepin has a net loss in enrollment due to open enrollment while Elk River has a net gain. . There has been some informal discussion about sharing a school between the two districts. . Elk River will be opening two new jr. high schools in the near future. The plan is to have 7 elementary schools, 4 jr. high schools and 2 high schools. . Class sizes in Elk River range between 24 in elementary to 31 in secondary with a target of 26. Anoka-Hennepin ranges from 26-28 with secondary being over 31 typically. These numbers are typically higher than the metro average but also vary with the core classes. . The critical.issues with growth are density and location. Page 2 of2 123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 phone (612)-338-0800 fax (612)-338-6838