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Indiana Taxpayers Have A Strong Commitment To K-12 Schools

Indiana Taxpayers Have A Strong Commitment To K-12 Schools. Source: NEA Rankings of the States 2004. That Commitment Has Increased Beyond Inflation And Enrollment.

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Indiana Taxpayers Have A Strong Commitment To K-12 Schools

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  1. Indiana Taxpayers Have A Strong Commitment To K-12 Schools Source: NEA Rankings of the States 2004

  2. That Commitment Has Increased Beyond Inflation And Enrollment Source: Indiana DOE data; Expenditure is Form 9 Expenditure Data; Enrollment is calendar year count for the 2nd half of the fiscal year.

  3. The State’s Portion Of General Fund Payments Has Increased Source: Department of Local Government Finance

  4. Indiana’s Schools Have Fewer Students Per Staff Member(Indiana Ranks 22nd in the Nation) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  5. Indiana’s K-12 Staffing Is Weighted Away From Teaching(Indiana Ranks 46th) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  6. Indiana’s School-Level Staffing Is Weighted Away From Teaching(Indiana Ranks 47th) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  7. Indiana Has Fewer Teachers Per Support Staff Personnel(Indiana Ranks 47th) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  8. Indiana Schools Direct Fewer Dollars To Current Operations(Indiana Ranks 38th) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  9. Indiana Schools Direct Fewer Dollars To Current Operations(Indiana Ranks 38th) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  10. Indiana Schools Have Substantial Non-Instruction Current Expense(Indiana Ranks 22nd) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  11. Indiana Schools’ Instructional Expenses Are Weighted To Benefits(Indiana Ranks 1st) Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2002-2003)

  12. Summary • Hoosier taxpayers have a strong funding commitment to K-12 schools • That commitment has increased over the years, far above inflation and enrollment growth • The state has picked up an increasing part of that commitment • Our schools are near the national average in staff per student • We are 46th in the nation in teachers as a percent of all staff, with only 47% of our school staffs who are teachers • Our school-level staffs are weighted away from teaching, ranking 47th in the nation in teachers to other school-level staff • We have a higher ratio of non-instructional support staff to teachers than the national average, ranking 47th in the nation • We direct fewer dollars to current school operations • As others, we have substantial non-instructional operating expense • Our instructional expense is heavily weighted to employee benefits

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