Facts About New Central School Complex

CENTRAL — Here are some facts about the new Central School Complex now under construction:

Central School Complex

Where: 12636 Sullivan Road in the City of Central, LA.

When: Completion set for late May or early June.  Move-in planned for early June in anticipation of school opening in August.

Size: 87.5 acres stretching from Sullivan Road on the west to Devall Road on the east.

Cost: $46 million

Schools on site: Central Intermediate School (grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th) and Central Middle School (6th, 7th, and 8th).  In addition, space has been left for possible future construction of another elementary school.

Buildings: Nine major buildings.  Each of the two schools has an administration building and two classroom buildings.  In addition, there is a Career/Technology Building, a Gymnasium Building, and a Cafeteria Building.

Size of Buildings: The Middle School will have 103,892 square feet; the intermediate school will have 89,380 square feet; the cafe-teria 32,316 square feet, and the gymnasium/technology buildings will have 30,843 square feet.

Classrooms: Each school will have 48 regular classrooms plus additional classrooms for special education and speech therapy.

Students: Each of the schools has a capacity of 1,200 students.  CIS will begin with 1,000 and Central Middle with 900.

Other amenities: The cafeteria can seat up to 1,200 for public assemblies, banquets, forums, or community meetings.  The site includes a football practice field, soccer field, softball field, parking lots, and ponds.