LADY BUDGETDOWN: PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dear readers, Lady Budgetdown has opened another ten-year ledger. This time, we're in Portage Public Schools.
From 2014–15 to 2024–25:
Enrollment: −1.31%
Revenue per pupil: +55.18%
Instruction per pupil: +51.18%
Instructional support per pupil: +99.17%
Business & administration per pupil: +44.20%
Operations & maintenance per pupil: +40.19%
And then there is average teacher salary:
$60,728 → $71,859
An increase of 18.33%, or 17.50 percentage points below the 35.83% CPI benchmark.
So while enrollment remained remarkably steady, every per-pupil spending category on this page increased faster than inflation.
Teacher salary did not.
No conclusions required. The ledger is simply open for inspection. 👓📖
With receipts & respect. 👑
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