School Beat: Evansville School Budget Process Begins---The Facts

Current Budget 2006-7 --- Projected budget 2007-8----- Percent Change

Tax Levy $4,206,538 --- $5,225,312 ------- 24.22%


Total Receipts $17,520,080 ----- $18,564,261 ----- 5.96%

Budget Increase = $1,044,180


After Capital Expenditure and Fund Balance Reserves Net to Schools for Instruction and to Administration:

$495,712:

Use of Funds Statement:


Enrollment Increase:--- Proposed Additional Funds ---- New Funds Per New Student


High School 2 ----- $159,038---- $79,500
Middle -18 ----- $1793 ------ -----
TRIS 43 ---- $136,434----- $3126
Elem 5 ---- $109,038 ----- $2187

Administration 0 $89,410

Thus, the statement to the High School is: In consideration of your additonal burden of two (2) students for the 2007-8 school year, we give you $79,500 each to ease this burden.

For the TRIS---for each of 43 students we give you $3126.
For the Elementary---for each of 5 students we give you $1788

And for the Middle School which has an enrollment decline we have an imaginery number.

And for Administration, which has no students we distribute 20% or $89,410.

These numbers were from the facts distributed at the Evansville Finance Committee Meeting on Monday, November 20, 2006.