[PLUG-TALK] Schools Information

[Piet van Weel]

Hey Eric...

Thanks for the information. I've always wondered about that.

Piet
 
>> The VAST lion's share goes to the teachers. I can't remember
>> the exact figure off the top of my head, but in the typical
>> school district ~80% of the entire budget goes to teachers'
>> salaries.
>> 
>> Facilities (buildings, electricty, etc) are around ~15%.
>> 
>> Everything else, administrators' salaries, books, computers,
>> etc, etc are ~5% of the total budget.
>> 
>> There are TWO key factors in the cost of public education:
>> average experiece of the teachers (pay is based on experience)
>> and the student/teacher ratio. The only way to significantly
>> reduce the cost of public education is to get rid of the
>> experienced teachers and/or increase class sizes.
>> 
>> You can get a rough idea by looking at the State's web site.
>> The "school report cards" give a easy-to-read overview for
>> every district/school in the state:
>> 
>> 	http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx
>> 
>> Page two of every report has a Financial Data summary.
>> 
>> -Eric