Thursday, February 13, 2014

Spending comparison of B-R vs. similar size schools in Northeast Nebraska

The following information comes from the Nebraska Department of Education office of School Finance and Organizational Services website and is used by the state for determining state aid to schools.
2013-14 information
Schools are listed in order of students (K-12) with adjusted General Fund Operating Expenditures and per pupil cost

Leigh Community Schools      147 students       $2,286,179      $15,564
Wynot Public Schools             151 students        $1,548,160      $10,227
Clarkson Public Schools         161 students        $2,134,023      $13,288
Wausa Public Schools             214 students        $1,921,010      $  8,969
Winside Public Schools          215 students        $2,192,642      $10,219
Osmond Community Schools 216 students        $2,465,412      $11,413
Allen Consolidated                 217 students        $2,126,169      $  9,784
Howells-Dodge                       218 students       $3,571,995      $16,402
Scribner-Snyder                      226 students       $2,779,437      $12,291
Lyons-Decatur                        227 students       $2,899,348      $12,745

Bancroft-Rosalie                    241 students        $2,244,996      $ 9,319

Emerson-Hubbard                 249 students        $2,946,365      $11,818
Humphrey                             250 students        $2,593,143      $10,380
Pender                                   333 students        $3,531,088      $10,594
Homer                                   392 students        $3,959,850      $10,104
Oakland-Craig                      430 students        $3,852,027      $ 8,962
Wisner-Pilger                       454 students        $4,720,695      $10,398
West Point-Beemer              777 students        $7,323,660      $ 9,424                

As you can see, Bancroft-Rosalie spending in comparable to other schools in Cuming County and less than the spending in similar sized schools in the area.
Please use this information to help educate members of the community. We are not a high spending school.