Dollars to the Classroom Interim Study Presentation by State Rep. David Brumbaugh
Education (Public & Higher) n Makes up 56% of the State Budget* * Oklahoma State Budget
Facts: Oklahoma is a relatively Low Income State – ranks 40 th in the US Private Sector in Job Pay n However, Oklahoma ranks High – 26 th in US in Spending on Education as % of personal income n
By some Statistics Oklahoma Taxpayers spend $5. 4 billion on Education $8, 411 per pupil * (per school year) * Friedman Foundation (2011)
Dedicated Revenues are funneled directly to Schools without going through the Appropriations Process * * Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA)
Spending per Student* * “Why School Systems Cannot Lose Weight” by Dr. Chester Finn Jr. Harvard University
Actual Costs per Student Closer to $10, 257. 00 Statistics do not include*: Debt Service n Career Tech n Bursars n Retirement (pensions) n Depreciation (building & assets) n * Oklahoma Council in Public Affairs – Spending & School Performance
Overhead Student Support Services 7% Aides & Coordinators 10% Other (bus, cafeteria, etc. 19% Only 51% of State Public Education Employees are Teachers. * “The Blob that Ate the Schools” by Greg Forster
Tulsa County Public Schools Students vs. Employees * 1998 -99 Students Employees 2001 -02 2004 -05 2007 -08 2008 -09 10 Yr Change 100, 552 100, 562 103, 768 106, 315 107, 440 + 6. 9% 10, 619 12, 739 13, 550 14, 092 15, 445 + 45. 4% * Source: Tulsa County Assessor Statistics and Analysis
Education Week* ranks Oklahoma 46 th in the Country in $ to the Classroom yet, 22 nd in Administration Costs * Education Week – 2009
28%* of Students in Oklahoma drop out of High School (Alarming State Statistic) * Tulsa World article
Some Oklahoma College Officials state that only 18%* of the students they are getting today are prepared for college – Large % have to take Remedial Intro English, Science, Math Courses (Freshman Year) * Oklahoma College Report
Terms* such as: n n n Student Support Instructional Support District Administration District Support School Administration Other & Debt Service Represent almost half of all costs (44%**) According to State Board of Education **Board of Accountability statistics are higher * Just other terms for non-instructional costs
Examples of Solutions * Privatize and Job Out: n n Certain Administration Services Food Services Janitorial Medical Services (cuts out salaries & benefits in areas that can be privatized and allows for competitive bidding and increased quality) n Employ Business Analytics to reduce improper payments Savings Realized Through: n n n Shared Services Streamline Supply Chain Control Pension Costs Facility Costs Utility Savings (reduce energy costs) Stop rotating and supplementing the 10% of underperforming teachers (supplemental costs & waste) Requires greater transparency at State & Local Level * Dr. Greg Foster Foundation of Educational Choice
Tulsa Public Schools Percent of 1967 -68 Operating Budget*: n n n Instruction Operation of Plant Maintenance of Plant Fixed Charges Administration Auxiliary Services 73. 0% 12. 4% 4. 2% 5. 2% 3. 5% 1. 7% * Tulsa Public Schools Bulletin 1969
Tulsa Public Schools Class of 1967 High School Graduates Attending College n A follow-up study of the Class of 1967 shows that 56% of these students enrolled in colleges or universities. An additional 6. 9% attended other types of special schools. * Honor Students Of the 10, 836 college sophomore grades recorded for Tulsa’s graduating class of 1960, 18. 1% were A and 32. 2% were B. Approximately 85% were average and better. * * Tulsa Public Schools Bulletin 1969
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