Hillman Community Schools - 10-YEAR Financial Snapshot

[Shadowninja]

Dearest reader,

Lady B is headed to Hillman Community Schools.

We begin where we always begin: ten years of enrollment, revenue, spending, and teacher pay.

From 2014–15 to 2024–25:

Pupil FTE fell from 493.00 to 429.06. A decline of 12.97%.

Meanwhile, per-pupil figures increased:

All Sources Revenue:
$9,555 → $14,755
+54.42% nominal
+14.08% after inflation

Total Instruction:
$6,132 → $9,531
+55.43% nominal
+14.83% after inflation

Instructional Support:
$119 → $209
+75.63% nominal
+29.75% after inflation

Business & Administration:
$1,478 → $3,019
+104.26% nominal
+50.90% after inflation

Operations & Maintenance:
$1,107 → $1,960
+77.06% nominal
+30.80% after inflation

And then there is average teacher salary.

$42,295 → $49,886.

That is an increase of 17.95% on paper.

After adjusting for inflation?

−12.86%.

In other words, Hillman's average teacher salary increased by $7,591 over the decade, but it did not keep pace with the increase in the cost of living.

At the same time, Business & Administration spending per pupil more than doubled in nominal dollars and increased 50.90% after inflation.

Those numbers don't tell us why.

They do, however, tell us where to keep digging.

Step 1 complete.

Next up: staffing.

With receipts and respect.

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