• How much of your tax dollar goes directly to the
classroom? To administration? 65% Classroom costs: regular teachers, regular aides, special ed teachers and aides, support people (counselors, nurses), books, supplies. 29% School site costs: Building operations, transportation, food service, principal, office staff, library. 6% County and district costs: School board support, legal services, finance department grant administrators. .4% California Department of Education costs: Program implementation, testing, standards.Sources: California Department of Education Fact Book, 1994-95, based on the 1992-93 school year data, taken from The Register
How Crowded are Our Classrooms? California public schools have more students per teacher than any state in the nation. Note also that this ratio includes all teaching staff, such as reading specialists, special ed, etc. and therefore is an even lower number than the true average classroom size. Although funds have been tight in Encinitas, we have managed to keep our student to teacher ratio at a current average of 21.5 based on the comparable criteria used by the state. If the ratio is calculated based on classroom teachers only, the district average would be 28.9. Sources: California Department of Education Fact Book, 1994-95, based on the 1992-93 school year data, taken from The Register |
