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School Spending – Where it Goes

School Spending – Where it Goes. NYS school districts excluding NYC. 71% of spending is for personnel: 52% salaries 19% benefits. Source: Council analysis of NYSED 2005-06 School District Fiscal Profiles; NYC excluded.

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School Spending – Where it Goes

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  1. School Spending – Where it Goes NYS school districts excluding NYC • 71% of spending is for personnel: • 52% salaries • 19% benefits Source: Council analysis of NYSED 2005-06 School District Fiscal Profiles; NYC excluded

  2. Employee benefit cost increases exceeded state aid increases between 2002-03 and 2005-06 Pension costs have stabilized in more recent years, but what happens when current market downturn is factored into contribution rates? Source: Council analysis of NYSED School District Fiscal Profiles; NYC excluded

  3. Special education (for students with disabilities) is a major cost-driver • New York has the 2nd most costly special education system in the country. • We can’t really blame the Feds: • SED’s own analysis of NYS policies which exceed Federal requirements is 30+ pages long. • If NYS were to reduce spending simply to the national averageit would save $1.3 billionper year. • Our results don’t justify this spending, and all these regulations aren’t working: our special education graduation rate is below the national average. • Yet last year, Lawmakers and the Governor enacted 2 costly newmandates.

  4. Superintendents’ targets for cost savings (informal survey results)

  5. Other Cost Savings? • Universal Health Insurance Plans? • Co-location of social/health services. • Intergovernmental collaboration. • School Consolidation: • Revenue: Schools as tax shelters. • 68 districts have more than $1 million per pupil in property wealth; • 23 of those districts have fewer than 350 pupils, most have less than 1500; • If they were all to tax at the state average property tax rate, they would generate $1.8 billion in additional revenue. • Expenditures: Is the juice worth the squeeze? • Of the 194 districts <1000 kids, 145 are below average wealth, 2/3rds already spend below the state average. Even if they could all save 5%, this would amount to just $78 million statewide.

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