FY 97 Minimum Program
Final Allotment Cost  

    FY 97    FY 97 
    Actual Cost    Appropriation 
District Administration    $2,884,725    $2,892,378 
Fringe Benefits    458,668    459,888 
Local Administration    1,779,848    1,786,535 
Fringe Benefits    282,994    284,059 
Regular (ADA) Teacher Salaries    496,434,075    499,068,000 
Fringe Benefits    78,933,016    79,351,812 
Sp. Ed. Teacher Salaries (see note 1)    104,835,750    108,124,150 
Fringe Benefits    16,668,883    17,191,740 
Gifted Ed. Teacher Salaries    17,963,768    18,509,985 
Fringe Benefits    2,856,235    2,943,088 
Voc. Ed. Teacher Salaries    25,855,896    28,844,640 
Fringe Benefits    411,091    4,586,298 
Assistant Teacher Salaries (see note 2)    38,563,016    38,112,300 
Fringe Benefits    6,131,520    6,059,856 
Support Services    99,172,189    100,061,976 
Fringe Benefits    15,768,378    15,909,854 
Transportation (see note 3)    48,447,575    48,447,577 
Insurance (see note 4)    73,123,230    72,509,544 
Alternative Schools    15,192,252    15,434,882 
Extended School Year    1,128,837    1,000,000 
Bus Driver Training    144,800    144,800 
Orthopedic & Aphasic (Univ. Based Prog.)    581,599    650,000 
TOTAL Cost of Minimum Program    $1,047,618,345    $1,062,373,362 
LESS: LOCAL CONTRIBUTION         
Ad Valorem Tax    (24,000,000)    (24,000,000) 
Severance Tax    (3,086,619)    (4,183,840) 
Transfer Out to Other Funds    9,632,469     
NET COST TO STATE    1,030,164,195    1,034,189,522 
         
TEACHER UNIT COMPARISON         
Regular (ADA) Teacher Units    18,023    18,000 
Special Education Teacher Units    4,057    4,175 
Vocational Education Teacher Units    981    1,080 
Gifted Teachers Units    670    689 
TOTAL Teacher Units    23,731    23,944 
Assistant Teachers    4,826    4,770 
Note 1: Section 504 Teacher Units and Salaries included with Special Education (Section 504 = 5.38 units)
Note 2: Includes $5,734,631 expended for assistant teachers through Education Enhancement Funds
Note 3: Includes $11,747,577 expended for transportation through Education Enhancement Funds and $84,992 expended for transportation for University Based Programs
Note 4: Includes $44,822,253 expended on insurance through Education Enhancement Funds and $25,541 expended for insurance on University Based Programs.
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