Dearest reader,
Our next stop is Jefferson Schools in Monroe County. 📚
As always, Step 1 starts with the same question: What changed over the last decade?
From 2014-15 to 2024-25:
📉 Pupil FTE fell 30.17%, from 1,969.00 to 1,375.04.
Meanwhile, per-pupil dollars moved quite a bit:
• All-sources revenue: +52.75% nominal / +17.58% after inflation
• Total instruction: +22.35% nominal / −12.82% after inflation
• Instructional support: +21.74% nominal / −13.43% after inflation
• Business & administration: +40.36% nominal / +5.19% after inflation
• Operations & maintenance: +106.56% nominal / +71.39% after inflation
And average teacher salary?
$58,080 → $60,184.
That's an increase of just 3.62% over ten years, which becomes −31.55% when compared with the cumulative inflation adjustment used in this series.
No conclusions from Lady B. The purpose of Step 1 is to put the same ten-year measurements side by side and let readers see where the numbers moved.
The ledger is open. 📖
Next up: Step 2 — staffing.
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