Thursday, October 29, 2015

Detroit Public Schools: 93% Not Proficient in Reading; 96% Not Proficient in Math

Detroit Public Schools: 93% Not Proficient in Reading; 96% Not Proficient in Math:

Fiscal data for the 2011-2012 school year in the Detroit public schools as published by U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. (Screen capture)
The $13,330 for “current expenditures” included $515,473,000 for “instructional expenditures,” $133,282,000 for “student and staff support,” $97,800,000 for “administration,” and $147,411,000 for “operations, food service” and other expenses.
The Detroit Public Schools’ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2014 says the school district served “an estimated 48,905 students” during that fiscal year. 
“Of the District’s total operating expenditures of approximately $721 million, 48 percent or approximately $346 million, was spent on instruction for the year ended on June 30, 2014,” said the report.
The approximately $721 million in total operating expenditures the school district reported for fiscal 2014 equaled approximately $14,743 for each of the district’s 48,905 students...

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