Wicomico County Public Schools | EFMP FY2024 Recently, the County has seen sporatic low growth between both sides of Route 13 (see figure 4 on previous page). Much like the East/West divide, the division between Metro and Non-Metro growth has been minimal (see figure 5 on previous page). In 2015, growth within the metro core outpaced growth of the area outside of the core for the first time in five years but has since dropped. This type of growth is aligned with the ideals of the County Comprehensive Plan. An increase is noted in 2022 in the West Non-Metro area. Overall, the data trends indicate that Wicomico County Schools could see little impact from new single family residential homes over the next fiscal year. However, building permits should be monitored for spikes on plats/lots that were previously approved but have sat undeveloped for years. CITY OF SALISBURY DEVELOPMENT & INITIATIVES WCPS has been working with the largest local municipality, the City of Salisbury to develop a reporting process for subdivision activity and building permit data for new residential construction. In 2021 the “Here is Home” major economic initiative was launched aimed at solving the shortage of available housing in Salisbury. The program made use of fee waivers for projects receivingpermitsbytheendof 2022andbreakingground approximately 2 years from 10/1/2021. This initiative has resulted in significant development activity within the City of Salisbury, Wicomico County’s metro core area. Figure 6 repsresents the 3,370 known residential units currently in review (engineering rerview or preliminar planning review) and under construction as tracked by the City of Salisbury Infastructure and Development department. While 22%of these units are already under construction, the timeline and future occupancy is unknown. It is important to be aware of their potential impact to student enrollments. More than half of WCPS schools are located within the City of Salisbury limits serving the Wicomico County population. An approved subdivision does not quantitatively translate to a mechanism for anticipating future enrollments or capacity. This data is one of the metrics used to better understand the correlation of new growth and development to enrollments (existing and projections) and is incorporated into planning efforts as available. 999 Apartments 865 Townhomes 1,506 Single Family 3,370 Residen�al Units (2,612 In Review & 758 Under Construc�on Figure 6 118
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