Comparing Texas School District Expenses Has Challenges
Canyon Independent School District did not set out to be one of the thriftiest in the state.
The district, just outside Amarillo, spends about $6,500 for each of its 8,700 students in state and local money. That figure is one of the state’s lowest, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of 2010-11 financial data from districts with an enrollment of 5,000 students or more.
Likewise, Sheldon ISD, in the Houston area, was not aiming for any records as a big spender when it shelled out about $9,000 for each of its 6,500 students — though ...
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christopher tingus
Here in Massachusetts with all the liberals in Kennedy country, it is much the same as most localities where the wealthier districts do have more monies from the local budget as expenditures towards each student, however in looking at the figures being reported as $6500 per student and that one of the lowest, folks, best you take a good look line by line - and demand the transparency and reporting - for despite your distaste and rightfully so possibly of Yankees up north, you guys are getting ripped off by the bureaucrats and I don't know where all the Texan Mothers are who We see as tough and robut folks each week on Dallas, however it is time to clasp hands and with you Hearts toards the kids, figures of $9,000 per student while I am an advocate fpr kids across the country, $9k per kid and taking a look at Texas stiudents versus the country, someone's getting ripped off and I think its the kids...and maybe there is nothing wrong, however there seems to be far too much money being spent and I don't really think it is for the actual benefit of the student, though I (you) who agree with me - in Texas - stand to be corrected.... Why not put a line by liune in each county on the computer and see just where evry dollar is being spent?
By the way, if you know anyone on the Dallas ranch, pls have them make contact w/me - chris.tingus@gmail.com as I am raising monies for a children's Halloween television production and I require these moneis - $2.5 mln - invested with the folks involved with this production and the investment is sound and offers a terrific return - short term - on the investment. In addition, I need another $35 mln for two independent movie productions w/again, a longer term investment, but heck, the return on investment is phenomenal given the percentage one receives from more traditional investments. -- This is a serious inquiry - and given the fact that I don't know anyone at Jr's ranch!
Keep an eye on the kids for these educators today are receiving much monies especially at the administrative side and there are far too many chefs in the kitchen stirring the pot...
BTW, keep an eye to the east for it seems you may have to deal with a hurricane in the next two weeks as there is a storm brewing worthy of your attention even if far distant at the moment and I am hoping my call for an independent fraud audit of the county books will raddle the Texan school administrators - if I am correct - to keep a more transparent record of bureacrats - administrators - sepeding tax monies...especially as the economy worsens and the Middle East scenario almost overnight becomes a real concern for the stability of global economy and the Chinese-Japanese relationships talks more about other currency and the "beltway bandits" presently led by this inept WH ad inistration andthis Chicago city slicker decided to devalue the dollar and continue to do their utmost to shred the Constitution and our Rights in everyw ay possible resulting in more and more becoming dependent on government.
We here in Kenndy country amidst the lion's den so connected to the Chicago-Hollywood Express in their liberal ways have heard about the Texas Rangers and We hope they will stand tall like all law enforcement officials on behalf of citizen as this WH and these liberals all around me seek to undermine our Judeo-Christian values and our Right to bear arms for - all lawful purpose! For if We permit "Smug-smiled Pelosi et al and thus Chicago city street slicker to continue this - charade - and tactic to direct attention to tax returns of the adversary versus the blatant failed and broken promises of this WH and debates which already sound politicized...it is your fault as well as your Responsibility to cast your vote on election day for those "entrusted" to leadf with the inherent spirit of America, the pride of being a Texan as well as you see 'ol Glory flag turned upside down on the front porch like mine portraying the - distress - we are confronted with - pls turn your flags like mine upside down, call the media and street by street, house by house let it start in Texas and show 'ol Glory upside down just like Christopher Tingus' flag in Massachusetts for it is not only the school administrators ripping off our kids, but these politicians on both sides of the aisle ripping us off and quite honestly, I believe that this WH and Congress should be booted and many held including Barry Obama for being unPatriotic and - recalled - from office....
We are at peril folks...our naval ships are aging, our air force jets are aging and every seven (7) seconds, one of us turns sixty (60) years of age and at least sixty percent of seniors over 60 have less than $25k in the bank with their houses offering little dram in offering equity and only to Paulson's and "Mr. Barmey's" banker pals who will be foreclosing shortly on another million American families and kids....
Christopher Tingus
PO Box 1612
Harwich (Cape Cod), MA 02645
chris.tingus@gmail.com
Steve Fischer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
These numbers are readily available on TEA reports.
Tim Spotswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I work for a school district. They waste and throw away millions... and it is not on the kids.
Robert Schlameus via Texas Tribune on Facebook
How about some specifics Tim.
Mac Mcclure via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Football stadiums and jumbotron scoreboards is a start.
Kim Burkett via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Football stadiums and jumbotron scoreboards are paid for by bond money. That means the voter-elected school board agreed to take the cost of the project to the voters who approved the expenditure. If you don't like the fact that your district spent money on stadiums and jumbotrons, you need to take it up with your school board tepresentatives and neighbors...
Ronnie Odom via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Not exactly. Now I am a jock and love sports, but there are costs to any program, and a bunch is spent on everything from uniforms, to travel. Some programs use school buses, others chartered buses. Then you have equipment, extra coaches, trainers, and the list goes on. Most boards do a great job considering what they are presented with. But when the teacher cuts came after that last legislative session, how many coaches lost their jobs and how many sports programs were cut? Might make for an interesting disertation.
Alice Taylor
We need a fully transparent system of accounting for how public school money is spent. Every school in Texas uses a common accounting platform that will allow a budget to be broken down as to how much is spent on sports, bus transportation, teacher salaries, overhead, junkets, classroom supplies, etc. The info is there, it's just not made available openly and easily to the public. At the moment the public is only privy to the very broadest categories like "teacher salaries" or "classroom supplies", leading to quite a bit of murky accounting where dubious costs are shoved in to acceptable categories.