FY 2012 Budget Overview, Arlington’s Government Schools
The Superintendent presented his proposed FY 2012 budget to the School Board on February 24. The schools’ press release, announcing release of the FY 2012 budget, provides a lot of information, including the following:
“The FY 2012 budget totals $469.8 million which is a 6.3% increase from the FY 2011 Adopted Budget. The cost per pupil in the proposed budget is $18,115, which is slightly greater than the cost per pupil for the current school year, but still significantly less than what it was even four years ago when APS budgeted for almost 4,000 fewer students.”
In brief, the county schools are funded by the following sources, according to the Superintendent’s FY 2012 budget (all funds):
- County Transfer -- 80.8%
- State Revenue -- 10.6%
- Local Revenue - 3.4%
- Federal Aid -- 2.8%
- Carry Forward -- 2.3%
Here’s where all that money goes (all funds expenditures):
- Salaries -- 59.2%
- Employee Benefits -- 19.3%
- Contractual Services -- 14.5%
- Materials and Supplies -- 3.1%
- Other Operating Costs -- 1.8%
- Equipment -- 1.7%
- Staff Development -- 0.4%
Source: graphs on pages 32 and 35, Superintendent’s FY 2012 Proposed Budget.
Come back for more detailed information on the APS FY 2012 budget.