2 - Town of Colchester

Colchester School Facilities
Type School Grades 99-00 Enrolled Building Module Capacity Ratio
Elementary Jack Jackter
PK - 3 1,042 885 176 1,061 98%
315 Hall Hill Road
Intermediate Colchester Intermediate 4 –5 499 410 88 498 100%
380 Norwich Avenue
Middle W. J. Johnston Memorial 6 – 8 658 570 132 702 94%
360 Norwich Avenue
High School Bacon Academy
611 Norwich Avenue
9 – 12 692 824 0 824 84%
Subtotal 2,689 396
Total PK-12 2,891 3,085 94%
Note: The capacity estimates presented in this table estimate full capacity of school classrooms and modular classrooms. In practice, maximum operational capacity is about 85 percent of full
capacity. Modular capacity includes eight modular rooms expected to be added to the system for the 1998-99 school year (one at Jack Jackter, four at Colchester Intermediate, and three at W.J.
Johnston). The capacity of a classroom (building or modular) is 20 to 22 students.
Meeting Surveys
How are Town efforts at
providing local educational
facilities
Too Little 49%
Just Right 49%
Too Much 2%
How are Town efforts at
providing local educational
quality
Too Little 35%
Just Right 65%
Too Much 0%
Historic & Projected Total School Enrollments (Grades PK-12)
3,500
3,000
Grades K-12
2,500
Capacity
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Historic & Projected School Enrollments by Grade
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
PK-3 Grades 4-5
Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
0
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Telephone Survey
In the telephone survey,
Colchester residents surveyed
indicate that education was
one of the most important
issues facing the community.
What Grade Would You Give
Colchester Public Schools
A 13%
B 44%
C 20%
D 6%
F 3%
Don’t Know 15%
Spending on Education
Increased 57%
About the Same 34%
Decreased 6%
Don’t Know 3%
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