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TABLE 6-LH
LADYSMITH-HAWKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOTAL EXPENDITURES/STUDENT
1996-97 / 2006-07
1996-97 2001-02 2006-07 Change
%
Change
Ladysmith-Hawkins $7,688 $10,634 $12,410 +$4,722 +61.4%
K-12 Average $7,335 $9,241 $10,933 +$3,598 +49.1%
Over the nine year span of time from 1996-97 (base year) through 2006-07,
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s total expenditures/student increased
from $7,688/student to $12,410/student, a gain of +$4,722/student or
+61.4%, while the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts’ figure
increased from $7,335/student in 1996-97 to $10,933/student in 2006-07, a
gain of +$3,598/student or +49.1%.
In 2006-07, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s total expenditures/student
($12,410/student) significantly exceeded the total expenditures/student
figure for the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts
($10,933/student) by +$1,477/student or +13.5%.
The Project Consultants concluded that total expenditures/student in
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District has escalated at a rapidly increasing
level over the nine year span of time from 1996-97 through 2006-07,
revealing the percentage variance between the school district and the
average of all State of Wisconsin school districts for total
expenditures/student has nearly tripled (+4.8% in 1996-97 to +13.5% in
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