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$874/student (1996-97) to $1,081/student (2006-07), a growth of
+$207/student or +23.7%. Over the same span of time, the fund balance
for the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts increased from
$2,651/student (1996-97) to $3,727/student (2006-07), a gain of
+$1,076/student or +40.6%.
At the conclusion of the 2006-07 school year, the fund balance in the
average of all State of Wisconsin school districts ($3,727/student)
exceeded the fund balance of Ladysmith-Hawkins School District
($1,081/student) by +$2,646/student or +244.8%.
TABLE 8-LH
LADYSMITH-HAWKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
FUND BALANCE
1996-97 / 2006-07
1996-97 2001-02 2006-07 Change
%
Change
Ladysmith-Hawkins $874 $701 $1,081 +$207 +23.7%
K-12 Average $2,651 $3,177 $3,727 +$1,076 +40.6%
The Project Consultants concluded that, while Ladysmith-Hawkins School
District’s fund balance increased modestly from 1996-97 through 2006-07,
the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts’ fund balance
increased at a significantly greater rate. Indeed, the Project Consultants
observed that the fund balance disparity between Ladysmith-Hawkins
School District and the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts
had more than doubled. The Project Consultants compliment the
leadership of Ladysmith-Hawkins School District on preserving (and
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