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057 IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPNENT ON SCHOOL ENROLLllENT Introduction Schools in Santa Ann have recently experienced a dramatic increase in enrollment. This increase has not been accompanied by an equivalent increase in housing construction. The purpose of this report is to su~narile information available from the U.S. Census and other sources to identify the potential impact of new housing construction on school enrollment. Su~aary and Conclueionl Census data and building permit data from .the City, together with recent population projections from the California Department of Finance, indicate that increases in school population have probably resulted from' changes in household size and structure much more than from growth due to new construction. In addition, apartment development would be expected to have little impact on school enrollment, particularly for large projects. Santa Ann Population Characteristics Detailed population characteristics are available for the City of Santa Ann only for years in which the U.S. Census is tek,~, and ar.. no~.availeble for the period of principal concern, 1980-1985. However, information from the 19~U Census is useful Ln providing a view of the population in that year which can provide · context in which to view recent school enrollment increases, Table 1 sumarlzes 1980 population and housing characteristics for the City based on the 1980 Census. Santa Ann Population and Housing Gro~th The figures on the following pages sunenarize information about Santa Ann's growth in population, housing and school enrollment from 1970 through 1985. Figure 1 on page 3 illustrates the growth in the City's population from 1970 through 1985, as weI1 as growth la number of dwelling units for the same period. Estimates for 1970 and 1980 come from the U.S, Census. Estimates for intervening years and years since 1980 are from the California Department of Finance, the source o£ official estimates of population of California cities. Figure 2 is based on Figure 1, and choys only the rate of change fro~ one year to another in population, housing and school enrollment in the Santa Ams Unified School District. Prom 1970 to 1980, the rate of housing growth and the rate of population growth tend to run together. After 1980, however, the rate of population growth substantially exceeded the rate of growth in dwelling units. This change indicates that (1) people were occupying a larger percentage of the available housing stock, (2) more people were living in each dwelling unit, or both. School enrollment after 1980 grey at · rate exceeding that of either housing or population.