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Education <br />a►Expected School Enrollment Growth: <br />• 6,520 additional elementary students <br />• 2,740 more middle school students <br />• 2,800 more high school students <br />Child Well Being <br />-66% of public assistance recipients are <br />children (1999) <br />wincreased number of children in <br />poverty (1800 in 1990 and 2,850 in <br />2030) <br />Health <br />(Mental and Physical) <br />2wTrends <br />. Hispanic population increase (33% currently <br />lack health care) <br />. Growth in North & Central orange (health <br />services in Southern Orange) <br />• 19,904 seniors (increased health needs, financial <br />burden of illness for individuals /community) <br />Schools <br />scltoolType Number needed CostRange <br />Elementary <br />10 or 11 <br />$130 -$155 mullion <br />Middle <br />4 <br />$74 -$90 mullion <br />High <br />2 -3 <br />$68 -$90 mullion <br />Total <br />16 -18 <br />$272 -$355 million <br />Child Care <br />.►°12,670 children less than five years of <br />age, by 2030 <br />2-,66 new day care facilities, by 2030 <br />.-Day care costs increasing <br />r 2-Trends <br />. Demographic change (Hispanic, Seniors) <br />• Shift in development (away from Chapel Hill <br />Twp) <br />• Economic shift (agricultural decline, loss of <br />mid -level jobs, lack of living wage) <br />• Traffic Congestion (increased travel time and <br />distance) <br />K <br />