Dollars to the Classroom

Interim Study Presentationby State Rep. David Brumbaugh

Education(Public & Higher)

Makes up 56% of the State Budget*

* Oklahoma State Budget

Facts:

Oklahoma is a relatively Low Income State – ranks 40th in the US Private Sector in Job Pay

However, Oklahoma ranks High – 26th in US in Spending on Education as % of personal income

By some StatisticsOklahoma Taxpayers

spend $5.4 billion on Education

$8,411 per pupil *(per school year)

* Friedman Foundation (2011)

Dedicated Revenuesare funneled

directly to Schoolswithout goingthrough 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 StudentCloser to $10,257.00Statistics do not include*:

Debt Service Career Tech Bursars Retirement (pensions) Depreciation (building & assets)

* Oklahoma Council in Public Affairs – Spending & School Performance

Overhead

Only 51% of State Public Education Employees are Teachers.

* “The Blob that Ate the Schools” by Greg Forster

Student Support Services 7%

Aides & Coordinators 10%

Other (bus, cafeteria, etc.

19%

Tulsa County Public Schools Students vs. Employees *

1998-99 2001-02 2004-05 2007-08 2008-09 10 Yr

Change

Students 100,552 100,562 103,768 106,315 107,440 + 6.9%

Employees 10,619 12,739 13,550 14,092 15,445 + 45.4%

* Source: Tulsa County Assessor Statistics and Analysis

Education Week*ranks Oklahoma

46th in the Country in$ to the Classroom

yet,22nd in Administration Costs

* Education Week – 2009

28%* of Studentsin 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:

Student Support Instructional Support District Administration District Support School Administration Other & Debt Service

Represent almost half of all costs

(44%**)

* Just other terms for non-instructional costs

According to State Board of Education

**Board of Accountability statistics are higher

Examples of Solutions *

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)

Employ Business Analytics to reduce improper payments

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)

* Dr. Greg Foster Foundation of Educational Choice

Privatize and Job Out:

Requires greater transparency at State & Local Level

Savings Realized Through:

Tulsa Public SchoolsPercent of 1967-68 Operating Budget*:

Instruction 73.0% Operation of Plant 12.4% Maintenance of Plant 4.2% Fixed Charges 5.2% Administration 3.5% Auxiliary Services 1.7%

* Tulsa Public Schools Bulletin 1969

Tulsa Public SchoolsClass of 1967

High School Graduates Attending College

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