a site area of 53 acres. The building has a maximum capacity of 2,137 students and a design capacity of 1,600 students. In 2015, construction on a field house adjacent to the main campus began. The form of the main campus imitates the New Urbanism ideas seen in Verrado. These ideas can be expressed through the metaphor of the building as a small government; the "wings" are treated as small neighborhoods of houses (classrooms), interwoven through a larger, federal government (school administration). Verrado also implements open classrooms through three-walled classrooms connected through a singular hallway, a learning space popularized in the late 1960s and 1970s. There are a total of five wings; four implement the aforementioned open classroom concept, while a fifth is used primarily for elective classes and features classrooms with a door and fourth wall. Located in the center of the school is a 520-seat auditorium. Initial plans for the school failed to consider proper acoustics within the auditorium, causing reverberations in low frequencies and resulting in an unpleasant auditory experience. In addition, the plans placed the auditorium adjacent to the school's food court, consequently creating a noisy environment. To address these issues, ceiling tiles capable of reducing noise and acoustic panels were strategically placed to reduce reverberation. Verrado was designed as a green building, and is the second high school in Arizona designated as such. Water efficient strategies implemented at Verrado include low-flow fixtures and showers with waterless urinals; these measures resulted in moderate water savings. Ventilation is handled through a central HVAC system, and optimizations to reduce energy include insulated glazing and daylighting. The building is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. In 2010, solar panels were installed on the roof of the school's campus, as part of a clean energy initiative by the Agua Fria Union High School District, along with a 350 kW solar photovoltaic power system. Over 1,400 photovoltaic solar panels cover the rooftop of Verrado. Every classroom, with the exception of the computer lab, has sunlight. To increase sustainability, the school was constructed from locally quarried and produced brick, while desks and flooring were constructed from recyclable materials. The total cost of construction was $40,519,900, including a building construction cost of $30,386,500 and a site development cost of $5,055,600. Academics Enrollment As of the 2020-2021 school year, Verrado High School had an enrollment of 1,646 students and 87.40 classroom teachers