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Yuma Elementary’s fiscal year
2004 classroom dollar percentage of 56 was 2.6 percent less than the state
average of 58.6 percent. The District spent 10.5 percent of its current dollars
on administration, which was higher than the state average of 9.5 percent. Its
per-pupil costs were 11 percent higher than the comparison districts’ average,
primarily due to the high costs of the computer services that the District
receives through an intergovernmental agreement (IGA). During fiscal year 2004,
the District spent over $819,000 on computer-related services, or about $83 per
pupil. The District’s food service program was self-supporting because of low
salary and benefit costs. Yuma Elementary’s student transportation cost per mile
was 43 percent higher than the comparable districts’ due to the high costs of
its transportation IGA. These higher costs related to salaries, benefits, and
transportation supplies, low bus capacity utilization, and high bus driver
turnover. Further, the District paid a disproportionate share of the costs of
the transportation program provided through the IGA. Low salary, water, and
repair and maintenance costs helped to keep the District’s plant costs low.
However, the District has high telephone costs because it is paying for two
telecommunications services—one that is no longer in use and its current,
upgraded service. The District spent its Proposition 301 monies for purposes
authorized by statute, with employees receiving an average of $4,900 each, but
its spending plan did not state how the District would allocate its base pay and
menu options monies.
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