Dearest reader,
Our next stop is Roscommon Area Public Schools. 📚
As always, we begin with the same ten-year look at the district: 2014–15 compared with 2024–25.
And there is quite a bit packed into this one.
Over those ten years:
📉 Pupil FTE fell 28.88%.
Meanwhile, on a per-pupil basis:
💰 All-sources revenue increased 103.52% — or 49.84% after inflation.
📚 Total instruction increased 63.21% — or 20.16% after inflation.
🏢 Business & administration increased 136.49% — or 74.11% after inflation.
🔧 Operations & maintenance increased 103.74% — or 49.99% after inflation.
And average teacher salary?
It increased 32.26% in dollars — but after accounting for inflation, it actually declined 2.63%.
That is precisely why Lady B likes looking at the whole ledger. A dollar today and a dollar ten years ago are not the same dollar.
Step 1 is in the books.
Next, we follow the breadcrumbs into staffing. 🪶
With receipts and respect,
Lady Budgetdown 👑
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