STUDENT CAPACITY AND THE HOBOKEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Between 2000 and 2001 student capacity in the Hoboken Public Schools went through a sudden and significant drop. HHS went from a student capatity of 1484 to 838; Wallace from 1257 to 591. Square footage remained unchanged. District wide capacity went from 5,214 to 3278 overnight.
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*The issue of enrollment that is "bursting at the seams" must first be addressed by asserting what is the ACTUAL student capacity of the buildings. What the Board advertises is not necessarily the actual capacity. See the attachment and the sudden DROP in capacity that occurred between 2000 and 2001. This was the same era when Hoboken Charter and Elysian were founded and were looking for classroom space. I argue that the 2000 Audit is the ACTUAL student capacity of these buildings. The result? Room for 1,936 additional students. Sunset the CHOICE program and the number surpasses room for 2000 additional students.
