Monterey County has thousands of acres in parks, wilderness areas, and open space at military facilities.

Of the 24 K-12 school districts, 13 are at classroom capacity. Of these 13, four districts have facilities planned and funded for construction. Alisal School District opened Creekside Elementary School in September of 1998 (900-student capacity). Salinas Union High School District renovated the Salinas High School. King City Joint Union High School will open Greenfield High School in September 1999 (820-student capacity).

Districts at capacity include Alisal, Chualar, North Monterey County Unified, Santa Rita, Washington Union, Greenfield Elementary, King City Elementary, King City Joint Union High School, Salinas City, Salinas Union High School, Soledad, Spreckels, and Lagunita.(12)

Districts with excess capacity (student space available) include Monterey Peninsula Unified (2,000 students), Pacific Grove Unified (500 students), Carmel Unified (200 students), Gonzales Unified (90 students), Graves (20 students), San Antonio (170 students), San Lucas (10 students), Mission (20 students), and San Ardo (20 students).(12)

Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Findings 1.3 Recommendations 1.4 State of Monterey County 1999--Report Card 1.5 Trends 2. Development--Approved and Pending Projects 3. Land Use Indicators 3.1 Agricultural Land 3.2 Land Use Efficiency 3.3 Urban Growth Boundaries 3.4 Affordable Housing 3.5 Roads and Highways 3.6 Water Supply 3.7 Water Quality 3.8 Wastewater Treatment 3.9 Air Quality 3.10 Open Space and Recreational Lands 3.11 School Capacity 3.12 General Plans 4. Demographics 4.1 Population 4.2 Economy 5. Recommendations 6. References