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Section II <br />High School <br />The previous year (2011 -12) projections for November 2012 for this level were underestimated <br />by 37 students. The actual membership increased by 32. Over the previous ten years, growth <br />varied considerably and included a decrease in membership in 2009 -10. Growth rates during this <br />period ranged from -1.12% to 9.01 %. Membership increased by 32 this school year. As a <br />result of a N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) study that occurred during the past year, <br />the capacity at Orange High School was decreased by 119 students. Even with the decrease in <br />capacity, the need for an additional High School is not anticipated in the 10 -year projection <br />period. However, the level of service in 2022 -23 is projected to be 109.3% which is only 16 <br />students less than the 110% level of service. <br />Additional Information for Orange County School District <br />The City of Mebane lies partially within Orange County and students within the Orange County <br />portion of Mebane attend Orange County schools. However, the City of Mebane is not a party to <br />the SAPFO agreement and therefore does not require that CAPS (Certificate of Adequate Public <br />Schools) be issued prior to development approvals. In previous years, development activity and <br />platting of new subdivisions increased within the Orange County portion of Mebane. However, <br />changed economic conditions have curbed new platting and new construction in the past few <br />years. An uptick in residential activity is likely as the country emerges from "The Great <br />Recession." <br />Increased coordination with the City of Mebane regarding development issues may be necessary <br />in the future. OCS currently has capacity to serve additional growth, but it is possible that <br />development in the Orange County portion of Mebane could quickly encumber available <br />capacity. However, this issue becomes slightly less relevant from a development activity <br />standpoint with the anticipated changes to the CAPS system in the coming months due to a N.C. <br />Supreme Court decision in August 2012. It is anticipated that the SAPFO and CAPS will <br />become more just a good planning tool if the ability of the school systems to deny CAPS due to <br />overcapacity is removed. <br />5. Recommendation <br />Use statistics as noted in 3 above <br />32 <br />47 <br />