Victoria Heller wrote:
Subject: [Mpls] MSP Update: $14,000 per student per year ($700 million
annually)
Directly from the Mpls Public Schools website for the 2000 - 2001 school
year:
Number of Schools (fall 2001)
Early Childhood Schools 1
Elementary Schools 45
K-8 Schools 23
Interdistrict Schools 2
Middle Schools 8
High Schools 7
Special Education Schools 6
Special Sites/Alternatives 7
Contract Alternatives/Charters 38
Total 137
Student Enrollment*
PreKindergarten 399
High Five/Kindergarten 4,334
Grades 1-5 20,155
Grades 6-8 10,766
Grades 9-12 13,791
Total 49,445
*Does not include charter school enrollment.
Student Demographics
African American 45%
Asian American 15%
Hispanic American 9%
Native American 4%
White 27%
English language learners 22%
Eligible for free or reduced price lunch 66%
Student mobility 46%
Students receiving special education 12%
Average Class Size
19 students in grades K-2
25 students in grades 3-8
Average of 26 students in grades 9-12
Budget (2000-01)
General Fund $422,274,672
Referendum Fund 40,488,077
Food Services 16,759,236
Community Education 16,390,097
Building Construction 77,600,000
Debt 47,222,404
Other 41,948,956
Total 662,683,442
Per Pupil Spending $9,692
State per pupil $6,695
Carol Becker
Longfellow
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