Many parents left upset Thursday night when the Key Biscayne Village Council held off deciding the fate of a proposed Key Biscayne Charter High School.

But council members said they couldn't vote until they had all the information.

At the meeting, Prakash Nair, a consultant in charge of the high school planning, discussed a feasibility report he recently submitted to the council.

But council members, unimpressed by his study, asked him to come back on March 10 with a revised report that included more details about the cost, curriculum and location of the possible high school.

''I was not impressed by the consultant's report because of the lack of detail and what I think are illogical conclusions,'' Council member Michael Kelly said.

In his report, Nair concluded that 125 children can be expected to attend the Key Biscayne Charter High School in its first year.

He also claimed the school would be self-funded through government grants and community fundraisers.

Council member Enrique Garcia, however, thinks the village residents will see their taxes go up.

''Fundraising is voluntary . . . '' he said. ``The only way to have money for sure is to tax.''

Garcia also worried about the national economic downturn adversely affecting opening a school.

''If I read what's going on in the economy side, I don't think this is the time to embark on the biggest and most-expensive project since we incorporated,'' Garcia said. ``For me, putting the financial being of Key Biscayne at risk because of a high school is not an option.''

He also questioned whether enough Key Biscayne parents will send their children to the community high school.

''We are a community that wants the best, and if I have a child that has the chance to go to Ransom Everglades I will send them there because it's a proven school,'' he said. ``Today, to get into a good college you need the best education.''

Leo Brito, a high school advocate, didn't agree.

''I have no doubt that from our high school will come out ambassadors, astronauts and maybe a president will go to the White House because this is a community of leaders,'' he said.

Despite the council's reaction to the report, the high school advocates are still hopeful the council will move forward with the planning process March 10.

''I hope we move forward in getting the community committed on getting this on time for next school year,'' Brito said.

Without a high school on the island, Key Biscayne parents have to drive their children to Coral Gables High or private schools such as Ransom Everglades.

MAST Academy, a public magnet school, doesn't have open enrollment and has more than 1,300 applying for openings next year. Only about 10 percent will get in.