Waukesha School District Budget Notes and Links

The Waukesha School District's 2006-2007 Budget ($165,388,112 for 13,063 students = $12,660 - similar per student spending to the Madison Schools. Wisconsin's average per student spending is just under $10,000.) [1.1MB PDF]

Amy Hetzner:

Only a month after voting to eliminate the equivalent of 62 full-time staff positions to avoid a budget shortfall in the coming school year, the School Board began discussions Wednesday about ways to broach nearly $3.7 million in reductions for 2008-'09.

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Mark Belling:

In no school district in Wisconsin is the school tax situation more disgusting than Waukesha. In that community, a demagogic school board and superintendent are threatening draconian cuts including the elimination of all high school sports. Their tactic is anything but subtle. They’re laying the groundwork for a tax increase proposal.

In fact, the Waukesha School District is awash in cash. It has been raising school taxes for decades and is spending thousands more per student than it did only a few years ago. I can solve its budget "crisis" now.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 12, 2007 4:58 AM
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