What Are the Costs to Educate a Single Student in Andover Schools?
This week's You Ask...Patch Answers deals with the costs of each student at Andover Schools.
What are the costs to educate a single student in Andover Public Schools?
The total average cost to educate a single student in Andover Public Schools is $13,263 (According to 2010 data from Mass.gov.). But here is the breakdown of how that money is spent.
| Administration | 2.18% | $294 |
| Instructional Leadership | 5.48% | $740 |
| Classroom and Specialist Teachers | 39.11% | $5,281 |
| Other Teaching Services | 7.60% | $1,026 |
| Professional Development | 1.24% | $168 |
| Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology | 1.35% | $182 |
| Guidance, Counseling and Testing | 4.39% | $592 |
| Pupil Services | 6.35% | $858 |
| Operations and Maintenance | 7.40% | $1,000 |
| Insurance, Retirement Programs and Other | 15.54% | $2,098 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL |
100.00% | $13,263 |
Art Barber
6:40 am on Friday, March 30, 2012
Most people would find it helpful if you would compare Andover's costs with those from other similar communities. Might also be interesting to show what costs were two or three years ago.
Mark Merritt
8:07 am on Friday, March 30, 2012
I think it is worth pointing out that this "average cost per student" is not the same as "the cost to add an additional student" (i.e., the marginal cost per student). Many of the components of this average do not change when a small number of students are added or removed. When the community is assessing the cost of new students from, for example, a new housing development, this "average cost per student" does not provide a useful measure of the incremental cost for the new students.
Susan Stott
8:46 am on Friday, March 30, 2012
Does this cost analysis include the cost of new schools or major renovations that are not part of the school's operating budget?