The Numbers

As I was looking over all of the numbers on the various presentations we have seen I noticed something that just didn't seem right. If the district has a Net Loss of $106,875 for every thirty students that they lose at the elementary school level wouldn't the reverse be the case as well? Meaning that after paying for the teacher and classroom costs they would have $106, 875 for every thirty students to go towards the costs of running the school. The $304,000 or $312,000 as the maintenance money was lowered by 10%, that is required for admin and site costs at each school would be covered by a mere 90 students. Where does the rest of the money go? I did the math, warning these numbers are quite astounding and upsetting.

Current Totals for All Elementary Schools

2924 Total Enrollment = 2801 ADA (ADA is approx. 95.8%)
2801 x 5778.42 = $16,186,354.42

$57,810 = Average Cost Per Classroom (Teacher & Supplies as per presentaion)
x 134 = Total Elementary Classrooms in Use (as per school closure matrix)

$7,746,540 = Total Elementary School Classroom Costs

$304,000 Admin & Site Costs less 10% (as per community forum presentation)
+ $8,000 Additional 10% Maintenance for an operating Elementary School
Total = $312,000 Total Elementary School Site Costs

$312,000 Site Costs
x 8 Current Elementary Schools
Total = $2,496,000 Total Admin and Site Costs for all Elementary Schools

$7,746,540 Total Classroom Costs for All Elementary Schools
+ $2,496,000 Total Site Costs for All Elementary Schools
Total = $10,242,540

$16,185,354.42 Total ADA Revenue at Elementary Level
- $10,242,540.00 Total Average Costs at Elementary Level

Total Excess ADA Revenue = $5,942,814.42

I am sure that some of these costs are actually higher as we do have teachers and administrators that make more than these averages, but that can not possibly be so high as to take up the nearly six million dollars that remains. That leaves an average of $2,032.43 that is given in ADA on a per pupil basis that is not being spent on those pupils.

I ran these same numbers using next years projected enrollment, # of classrooms, and 6 schools. The numbers end up with a difference of $6,208,552.38 and $2,171.58 left over per student. Which means that they will be having an additional excess of $139.15 per student at the Elementary School level.

Jennifer Chesley