Dearest reader... your Lady has finished counting the chairs in Kalkaska. 🪶
And this ledger is doing something rather interesting.
Over the decade, Kalkaska Public Schools lost 17.4% of its pupils.
Teachers declined too - 12.9%.
Administrators? Also down - 16.8%.
In fact, building administration fell 24.4%, while central administration remained essentially flat at 3.30 → 3.35 FTE.
Well now. 👀
But not every chair disappeared.
Instructional aides nearly doubled, rising 93%, while other support increased 27%. And despite fewer pupils, fewer teachers and fewer administrators, total staff actually increased 5%.
That, dearest readers, is why your Lady counts ALL the chairs.
Because this isn't simply a story of "more administration" or "fewer employees."
The staffing mix changed.
And the ledger is much more interesting when we allow it to tell its own story. 🪶
Next, we shall see what those chairs cost.
With receipts & respect.
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