By the Numbers: High School Renovation Projects

A look at the numbers involved in the proposed renovations for Platt and Maloney High Schools. 

2013 - Year renovation of Platt and Maloney High Schools is set to begin

2017 - Year is slated to end

1958 - Year both high schools were built

775 - Square footage of each new classroom, up from a current average of 750 square feet 

$109,500,000 -  of Maloney renovations (as of 5/24)

$118,200,000 - Total anticipated cost of Platt renovations (as of 5/24)

$80,456,076 -  Total cost, figuring in state reimbursement, the city estimates it will have to pay to renovate both schools. 

20 - Years the city's bond for the project would likely last

$84 - Additional cost the school project will pose to a Meriden taxpayer with a $200,000 house in 2014, according to one city projection

$265 - Highest per year cost the school project will pose to a Meriden taxpayer with a $200,000 house, according to one city projection. This would happen in 2016

$12 million - Amount of money architects shaved from May 5 figures of expected project costs for a May 24 presentation to the city's Finance Committee

30 - Number of students in a class that architects are designing classrooms to fit

4.3 - Percent Platt High School's overall size would increase after renovations

6.2 - Percent Maloney High School's overall size would increase after renovations. Officials say both schools would be larger to accommodate new ADA requirements for elevators, bathrooms and other facilities. 

3 - Number of elevators slated to be in service at Maloney if proposed renovation plans are carried out

2 - Number of elevators slated to be in service at Platt if proposed renovation plans are carried out

1,280 - Number of students per year officials in 2009 expected would be enrolled in each high school from 2009 - 2017

1,225 - Maximum number of students per year officials now expect to be enrolled in Maloney each year over the next 8 years

1,128 - Maximum number of students per year officials now expect to be enrolled in Platt each year over the next 8 years

37 - Days officials say they have to submit school plans to the state board for reimbursement

A decade - Years city officials anecdotally say they have been working on plans to renovate or reconstruct Meriden's two public high schools

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