Auburn looks at building configuration

AUBURN - In the past seven years, the Auburn Enlarged City School District has had fewer bodies in its classrooms.

In a presentation to the Board of Education Tuesday, Auburn Superintendent Joseph D. “J.D.” Pabis said that, since 2000, enrollment in the district has decreased, on average, by 1 percent per year.

“Looking at the 1 percent decrease over the past seven years, it's important to note that as the general population decreases 1 percent on average per year, our programs and need for facilities has increased,” he said. “We are operating more programs to less students, so the configuration that you see in the high school and middle schools; we are utilizing our buildings at capacity.”