The Reeths-Puffer ledger is open. 📖
Over ten years, pupil count fell 10.83%.
Meanwhile, per-pupil revenue climbed 59.55%. Instruction spending per pupil rose 45.68% — above inflation — while instructional support jumped 92.48% and operations & maintenance climbed 115.67%.
And average teacher salary?
Up just 10.61% over the same decade, 25.22 percentage points behind inflation.
Interesting numbers.
So now Lady Budgetdown has a question:
When enrollment falls and substantially more money is flowing through the district per pupil, where did the growth go?
Time to follow the staffing.
With receipts and respect. 👑🧾
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