Pennsylvania Public School Budgets, 2004-05
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A Study of Pennsylvania Public School Budgets, 2004-05
The following study is designed to help school officials with budget decisions as they prepare to submit the annual school budget to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The figures used are actual budget figures for the 2004-05 school year as reported in the annual financial report (PDE form 2057) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. The PSBA research staff is collecting these reports and this study is based on the 355 school district reports received to date.
The pupil figure used to calculate the per-pupil revenue and expenditure is the 2004-05 average daily membership (ADM). PDE definitions of budget categories are provided for clarification.
| 2004-05 School District State Average Expenditures | |||
| Budget Category | Expense Per Pupil | ||
| Instruction | $6,086 | ||
| Support Services | 3,150 | ||
| Noninstructional Services | 190 | ||
| Facilities | 43 | ||
| Debt Service | 693 | ||
| Other Expenses | 544 | ||
| Total | $10,706 | ||
| 2004-05 School District State Average Sources of Revenue | |||
| Budget Category | Revenue Per Pupil | ||
| Local Revenue | $6,072 | ||
| State Revenue | 4,218 | ||
| Federal Revenue | 314 | ||
| Other Revenue | 222 | ||
| Total | $10,826 | ||
