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APPENDIX pRA~ SCHOOL IMPACT FEES: Cwwe~ Hiu-Ca~sORO CITY SCHOOIs Orange County, North Carolina ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS The 2005 student generation rates provided by Orange County for Orange County Schools provide the foundation for the calibration. The top portion of Figure A4, "Orange County: Student Generation Rates (2005)," reflects the rates provided by Orange County from an analysis conducted in 2005. Rates are provided for each of the three housing unit types used in the impact fee analysis for each level of school facility: (1) Elementary; (2) Middle; and (3) High. These student generation rates are then calibrated to current conditions for Orange County Schools using official enrollment data for Fall 2006 for the 2006-2007 school year (as reported in the SAPFOTAC Annual Report 2007) and estimated housing units as of July 1, 2006, for the area served by the County Schools. The calibration process is as follows: The 2005 student generation rates are multiplied by current housing unit estimates to generate an estimated number of students. This figure is then compared to actual figures to determine if the estimate is high or low. The student generation rate is adjusted accordingly. For example, the 2005 elementary student generation rate of .159 for a single family detached unit, as.shown in the top portion of Figure A4, is multiplied by current single family housing units to derive an estimated enrollment. That is: 14,978 single family units x .159 to yield 2,379 estimated elementary students from single-family detached units. This is repeated for single family attached/multifamily units (1,447 units x .062 = 90) and manufactured homes (4,739 units x .091 = 431) to arrive at an estimated total of 2,900 elementary school students. Results are shown in the "Estimated Students" column in the figure. These results are then compared to actual elementary enrollment in Orange County Schools for 2006-07 of 3,072. Therefore, an adjustment of the 2005 rate is necessary to account for the higher actual number of students in the County Schools. The adjusted rate is approximately 6 percent higher than the 2005 rate. An example of the adjusted multiplier calculation is as follows for single family unit: (3,072 actual stutdents / 2,900 estimated students) x .159 = .168. 'T'his is repeated for the remaining school levels for each housing unit type. T'he adjusted student generation rates (based on all housing units and current actual enrollment) for Orange County Schools are shown at the bottom of Figure A4 under the "Summary" section. Students per unit for all school levels by type of unit are as follows: ^ Single Family Detached:.384 ^ Single Family Attached/Multifamily:.122 ^ Manufactured Homes:.186 A-5 Tischler~is~ Flsc'7'.F.caymiC # i'.t,~mnirg SanwStdnii