SAGINAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS: STEP FOUR
And now Lady Budgetdown has arrived at the part of the ledger where we see where the dollars actually went.
For 2024–25, Saginaw Public Schools reported roughly $133.36 million in General Fund expenditures.
A few numbers caught my quill:
Instruction: 42.31%
Total personnel: 53.67%
Professional & technical purchased services: $15.01 million
General + school administration: $6.76 million, about 5.07% of the General Fund.
And remember the breadcrumb we've been carrying through this entire district dive: pupil count fell 28.1% over the decade.
The ledger doesn't tell us whether every dollar was wisely or poorly spent.
It does, however, tell us where to start asking questions. 🪶
With receipts and respect.
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