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exceeded the fund balance of the School District of Bruce ($1,338/student)
by +$2,389/student or +178.6%.
The Project Consultants concluded that the School District of Bruce’s fund
balance increased substantially from 1996-97 through 2006-07, though the
fund balance is substantially below that of the average of all State of
Wisconsin school districts. The Project Consultants further noted that the
School District of Bruce’s fund balance declined by no small margin over
the five year span of time from 2001-02 through 2006-07. Nonetheless, the
Project Consultants commend the School District of Bruce’s leadership for
having strengthened the organization’s fiscal standing.
TABLE 8-B
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
FUND BALANCE
1996-97 / 2006-07
1996-97 2001-02 2006-07 Change
%
Change
Bruce $472 $1,725 $1,338 +$866 +183.5%
K-12 Average $2,651 $3,177 $3,727 +1,076 +40.6%
Table 8-LH details that Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s 1996-97 fund
balance was $874/student, a figure that was -$1,777/student or -67.0% less
than the fund balance for the average of all State of Wisconsin school
districts ($2,651/student).
Over the nine year span of time from 1996-97 (base year) to 2006-07,
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s fund balance increased from
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