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In fiscal year 2005, Arizona’s
classroom dollar percentage was 58.4 percent, slightly lower than the
previous 2 years’ 58.6 percent. Further, the most recent national average
was 61.3 percent, and the ten states closest to Arizona in per-pupil
spending averaged 60.9 percent. State-wide, Arizona districts spent a
larger proportion of available resources on plant costs, student support,
and food services and a smaller proportion on administration when compared
to the national average.
Larger student populations
continued to be the primary factor associated with individual districts’
higher classroom dollar percentages. Higher plant, administrative, student
support, and transportation costs were associated with districts’ lower
classroom percentages. Within Arizona, higher per-pupil total spending does
not equate to higher classroom dollar percentages. In fact, districts that
spent the most per pupil have lower classroom dollar percentages, on
average.
Proposition 301 monies
continue to be spent primarily for increasing teacher pay. On average, these
monies represented 11 percent of teacher salaries, and ranged from $486 to
$7,904. A small amount of menu monies, about $117,000, was spent for
purposes not allowed by statute.
The report also
contains alphabetically organized one-page information sheets on individual
districts, summarizing each district’s classroom and nonclassroom spending,
its reported Proposition 301 program results, and other comparative
information.
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