WEST AREA STRUCTURE PLAN - Agenda - The City of Spruce Grove

West Area Structure PlanTable 2. Anticipated Dwelling Units and Theoretical Population of Plan AreaLow/Medium Medium/High TotalDensityDensityArea 172 ha 11 haUnits/ha 25 90Units 4,300 990 5,200Population/unit 3.0 2Population 12,900 1,980 14,8803.3 Population and School GenerationThe projected population for the plan area is estimated at just over 14,880 persons at maximumpotential “build-out”. Tables 2 and 3 summarize projected population (based on number ofproposed housing units) and school generation figures, respectively. Student population wasbased on 22.6% of total population being students. Of them, 70% are anticipated to attendpublic school and 30% are anticipated to attend a private school. Eighty percent (80%) of thosestudents will be elementary/junior high, with the remaining 20% in high school. These values arebased on typical student generation statistics in the Capital Region.The resulting school generation projections of the West ASP area are over 3,363 students. This isa projection and should be monitored as development proceeds in the plan area. According tothis school population review, there may be a need for two public elementary schools in the planarea plus a junior high school. There may also be a need for a separate K – 9 school.These projections do not include a review of the students outside of the plan area, nor outside ofthe municipality’s boundary, that may be bussed into the plan area.Table 3. Theoretical Student Generation in the Plan AreaElementary/Junior Senior HighHighPublic 1,883 471Separate 807 202Total Anticipated Students 2690 673Page21